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After the confirmation earlier this week that a selection from the Neo Geo software catalogue will be heading to Wii’s Virtual Console, the first SNK offering has today appeared on the service for download. 2D battler Fatal Fury is available for 900 points, or just less than 7. Other offerings …

After the confirmation earlier this week that a selection from the Neo Geo software catalogue will be heading to Wii’s Virtual Console, the first SNK offering has today appeared on the service for download. 2D battler Fatal Fury is available for 900 points, or just less than 7. Other offerings …

After strong performances across the rest of the world, new entry Halo 3 has debuted in the Australian charts straight in at number one, while FIFA 08 also does well with its tri-format positioning – coming in at number two on PS2, four on PS3 and six on Xbox 360. …

After strong performances across the rest of the world, new entry Halo 3 has debuted in the Australian charts straight in at number one, while FIFA 08 also does well with its tri-format positioning – coming in at number two on PS2, four on PS3 and six on Xbox 360. …

Japanese charts body Media Create reports that Sony’s PSP handheld has successfully claimed the top spot of the region’s hardware charts for the third consecutive week. Despite a drop in sales of over 175,000 units, PSP still beats its closest contender, Nintendo’s DS, by 30,000 units. PSP’s newly found success …

Japanese charts body Media Create reports that Sony’s PSP handheld has successfully claimed the top spot of the region’s hardware charts for the third consecutive week. Despite a drop in sales of over 175,000 units, PSP still beats its closest contender, Nintendo’s DS, by 30,000 units. PSP’s newly found success …

It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …

It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …

MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the curtain on its new wholly-owned California-based development outfit Carbine Studios. Next-Gen reports that 17 former Blizzard employees now work for the studio, many of whom were formerly lead and senior developers” from the World of Warcraft team. This is a dev team made in …