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Semi-official Sony blog ThreeSpeech has announced the latest batch of PS3 release dates, and it’s the news that the delayed SingStar PS3 will be arriving some time pre-Christmas that has caught the eye. Though no specific date has been given, the likelihood of the game arriving after December 25th is …

In response claims last week that Toshiba is currently working with Microsoft on a revised Xbox 360 console that integrates an HD-DVD drive, a spokesperson for the company has told gadget site Stuff that it knows nothing about it. "It’s got nothing to do with us," the Toshiba spokesperson stated. …

Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital has struck a deal with the BBC that will see episodes of the massively popular Top Gear series available to download as part of GT5’s GT TV media service. 40 episodes chronicling Clarkson, May and Hammond’s vehicular exploits will be made available through the service, …

Long-heralded by the trade as problematic quirk of the games industry, the Q4 rush brings great rewards for those who succeed but can yield a heavy price for those who fail – and Nintendo says that it intends to change the way it looks at the traditional release calendar very …

Playtesting and making the game accessible to casual gamers key, says Sims creator

Numbers quoted on online sales tracker VGChartz claim that for the week ending October 21st Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console sold just 37,303 units across Europe – managing to outsell only Nintendo’s aged Game Boy Advance in the period. The site claims that in the same period Wii sold 70,322 units …

Game based on popular Japanese character to utilise Nokia's multiplayer platform

On the back of its announcement of a new ‘family’ orientated Xbox 360 Arcade bundle yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed a whole new selection of downloadable content aimed squarely at the family market. The Xbox Live service will soon be bolstered by over 50 Warner Brothers Looney Toons shows, along with …

It’s been a good start to the financial year for Ubisoft, with the French publisher enjoying a sales spike of 50 per cent year on year for the half year ending September 30th. Total sales for the period were €261 million, 52 per cent higher than in the same period …

Last night saw the first British Academy Video Games Awards take place at London’s Battersea Evolution, and it was Nintendo’s Wii launch title Wii Sports that stole the show, winning six of the thirteen possible awards on offer. Nintendo’s title did not capture the coveted Best Game title, however, with …