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The latest hardware sales figures from Japan suggest that Sony’s PS3 is gaining ground on the hugely successful Nintendo Wii. According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, Nintendo sold 245,653 Wiis in the four weeks to August 26th, compared with 81,541 units for Sony’s PS3. Xbox 360 sold 11,288 units in the …

The PC version of 2K Games’ Bioshock has hit number one in the German all formats software chart in its first week – but the top ten is still dominated by titles on Nintendo formats. The Xbox 360 edition of Bioshock debuts in sixth, whilst Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft: The …

Nintendo’s DS has nabbed five positions in the latest Spanish top ten chart – including the top four slots. First-party release Pokemon: Diamond sits pretty in first, followed by THQ’s Ratatouille in second and Dr. Kawashima’s More Brain Training in third. The other half of recently released Pokemon duo, Pearl, …

A new report from Research and Markets states that 33 per cent of the companies it analysed are ‘in financial danger’. It goes on to say that nine of the companies surveyed, including the likes of GAME, Gamestation, Woolworths and Blockbuster, ‘are blatantly selling at a loss to capture market …

Development key topic in interview with SCE president

German developer gets distribution deal for DS title

George Bain added as last minute speaker to tomorrow's event

Scottish mobile developer to sell direct to consumers across more platforms

On the back of the news that it is to re-enter the video games publishing market , Warner’s VP of worldwide sales and distribution Ron Scott has told MCV that his firm is looking to recruit a number of stand-out individuals from the UK games industry. It is particularly important …

Midway has announced that upcoming release Stranglehold has gone gold for the Xbox 360. However, Eurogamer reports that the title’s release on the format has been held back a week to September 14th, with the PS3 and PC versions following in September. Stranglehold was created by acclaimed action filmmaker John …