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Nintendo of America has announced that recently released Wii platformer Super Mario Galaxy has become a double record breaker, selling over 500,000 units in its first week on sale. "Super Mario Galaxy had the strongest one-week debut of any Wii game to date and has also become the best-selling Mario …

SCi’s latest interim management statement states that the company remains in talks over a possible buy-out, while outlining its latest quarterly sales results. For Q1 FY ’08 (July 1st to September 30th), SCi unit sales were up 14 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with notable success Pony Friends …

Outsource has told MCV that no projects have been affected by the fire, and anyone wishing to contact the company can reach them the following ways: deangregory999@googlemail.com (07870 628571)mark.estdale@googlemail.com (07983 414 701)

Games for Windows Live support confirmed

Wasn’t there a time when the UK used to be a hot bed of development talent? In some respects it’s easy to see what’s happening. A small team comes up with a great idea but lacks funding. They turn to a publisher to finance their project and, to everyone’s relief, …

Updated version of IDE arrives

Leading US publisher and developer to use Menus Master for selected next-gen products

XNA developer conference dates confirmed

With its previous identity now officially behind it , the newly born High Street and online retailer Zavvi is to be begin its first heavyweight marketing push on November 29th, Brand Republic reports. The retailer will focus its Christmas message on its ability to cater for a wide variety of …

Sony is ramping up its support for the recently launched EyeToy successor the PlayStation Eye by releasing two new titles for the peripheral – Operation Creature Feature and Aquatopia. The first tasks players with directing creatures around the in-game landscape with the use of hand movements, whilst the second takes …