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Eurogamer reports that according to official figures Nintendo’s Wii console is on track to hit one million UK hardware sales within three to four weeks, taking it past the GameCube’s total installed UK base in the process. More importantly, if sales trends continue the Wii is on track to become …

Following some heavy criticism of the PS3 incarnation of EA’s Madden 08 in US newspaper The USA Today, a developer working for the publisher has sought to justify the difference between the various next-gen versions, CVG reports . It was our intention to put out the best possible with Madden …

Development heavyweights supporting 'Interactive Testing' track during October SQS event

The PlayStation 2 still dominates the GfK All Formats software chart in Australia this week – as the solus version of Sony’s Singstar 90’s enters straight in at number one. PS2 titles make up 60 per cent of the chart, alongside three DS titles and one Wii game Mario Party …

My colleagues and I have been doing research in virtual worlds for many years (particularly on games like Everquest), and I would agree with Dr. Bainbridge that doing research in online environments has lots of advantages over offline research at the very least in terms of cost-effectiveness. What’s more, online …

You’ve built Oxygen to a position where it releases top-line titles associated with recognisable franchises on all popular formats. How have you ensured this increasing level of success? Primarily thanks to consumers who desire the kind of content we create and retail partners that are prepared to put our games …

Recently established US start-up video games firm Brash Entertainment has announced that it is to publish a game adaptation of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming movie of Alvin And The Chipmunks. The rhythm title is slated for release on Wii, PC, PS2 and DS during the Christmas period in the US …

Just two weeks after Bizarre Creations both confirmed and then denied that the storage limits of Xbox 360’s DVD format has lead to cuts in the feature-set of Project Gotham Racing 4, Epic’s Mark rein has now said that the 360 version of Unreal Tournament III might pack fewer features …

Bad news for music fans – it now seems unlikely that EA’s Rock Band will arrive in Europe this year, following comments from an EA UK representative on Gamespot . However, the game is still on track for a Q4 arrival in North America. Though no reason has been given …

Stubbs the Zombie creator opens up a casual development arm