Three new colour variations of Sony’s recently redesigned PSP are to hit UK retail over this month and next, SCEE has announced. Later this month the PSP-3000 will be made available in both Mystic Silver and Pearl White, whilst an additional Radiant Red model will be launched some time in …

The administrator of Zavvi today announced the immediate closure of a further 17 UK stores, with 242 employees made redundant. MCV understands that brings the total number of people laid off since the firm went into administration to 1,137. Administrator Ernst & Young said it ‘continues to work closely with …

With the D.I.C.E Summit all set to run from February 17th to 20th, Develop spoke with Joseph Olin, president of organisers The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, about the conference, which offers something quite distinct from its rivals.

Looking at the sales numbers it is clear that the industry showed significant growth and most public game companies have been reporting strong revenue increases. Of course, with market conditions as they are, this growth has not translated into increased investor value. In the latest issue of the DFC Dossier, …

Microsoft has continued to see its market share in the software sector ebb away, according to the latest figures from Net Applications, with both Windows and Internet Explorer suffering. Windows has seen its overall use on internet browsing devices drop below the 90 per cent mark for the firm time …

Combined video game software unit sales across the world’s three largest games markets grew 11 percent in calendar year 2008 to 409.9 million – up from the 367.7 million units recorded in 2007. The data comes in new findings from Top Global Markets, the integrated monthly report from leading providers …

Nintendo dominated the list of the world’s biggest selling games of 2008 – with Mario Kart beating out titles such as Wii Fit and GTA IV to become the most popular game of the year. Mario Kart Wii sold a total of 8.94 million units in 2008 according to recent …

Guitar Hero World Tour developer Neversoft has announced that it is to release an additional SKU to its Guitar Hero: World Tour offering in the form of a standalone drum pack. The peripheral will retail for $100 and is set for release on February 15th. The developer has also confirmed …

Compared to the original DS/PSP showdown, the recent head-to-head between Sony and Nintendoâ??s revised handheld consoles has been a rather limp-wristed affair.

DRM technologies might not be popular with gamers, but content has to be protected regardless. Ed Fear speaks with some of the leading security tech providers to find out how to get players to accept DRMâ?¦