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Originally announced in June as an outlet for small-scale independent games, Nintendo’s promising WiiWare Channel has surprisingly arrived in the US today – albeit without any games. CVG reports that WiiWare currently offers a streamed preview video of Metroid Prime 3 – though its arrival could mean that original games …

Following Sony’s decision to withdraw PSOne trio Crash Bandicoot 2, Spyro 2 and MediEvil from the PS3 digital download service PlayStation Network, the platform holder has emailed customers to say that refunds will appear in the PlayStation Store wallet within seven days. The mail reads: You will be aware from …

Calls for entrants of The Future 500â??s media section

Composer to provide original score for upcoming FPS

SIGGRAPH 07: Review board unveils new version of 3D graphics API

Over one million pre-orders have been made in the US for Microsoft’s forthcoming FPS Halo 3, due for release on September 25th. Microsoft said it is expecting the Legendary Edition of the game to sell out on release day, reported Games Industry . A slew of big name US brands …

The new executive vice president and general manager of Vivendi’s European retail organisation has moved from her previous role spearheading Vivendi’s business in Central Europe. The news comes after a re-shuffling of the publishing giant’s European management operation, which will now come together under one management team. Balzola-Widmann (pictured) makes …

Codeworks GameHorizon September event features Develop Award winners Rockstar Leeds, FreeStyle Games and Realtime Worlds

Stalwart handheld team wants to grow studio with new IP for 360 and PS3, reveals studio boss Gordon Hall

Wii and DS games make up eight of the current top ten selling titles in Germany, and seven in Spain, reports Next Generation . For the second week running Pokemon Diamond and Pearl top both charts. The top three titles in the Spanish charts are unchanged from the previous week, …