PlayStation 2 is dead: Long live PS3. Well, at least after Christmas. That’s the message from some of the console’s most successful developers and publishers this week – as they agree a plan to halt new releases on the system following the festive period. The console has proved the most …

Best Buy has lowered its guidance for the fiscal year due to falling consumer spending, driven by ‘the recent turmoil in the financial markets and other macro economic factors’. "Since mid-September, rapid, seismic changes in consumer behavior have created the most difficult climate we’ve ever seen. Best Buy simply can’t …

Over 2,500 gamers turned out last night to HMV on London’s Oxford Street last night to celebrate the launch of what is hotly anticipated to be one of the biggest games of the year: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. The game, which is published by Activision Blizzard, …

UK independent plans to help other Britsoft firms; Stickman Studios signed as first partner

Specialist retailer Gamestation has strengthened its consumer offering by ditching charges for delivery on games, pre-owned software, consoles and peripherals. The firm states that the dropped charges won’t mean slower delivery though – items will arrive between one and three days, according to the retailer. Gamestation will still offer next …

Earlier in the year and there was genuine optimism that the annual release traffic jam could be avoided. Gran Turismo, Devil May Cry, Mario Kart, Wii Fit, GTA, Smash Brothers, Metal Gear Solid and Spore were all released outside of the fourth quarter period, offering hope that gamers’ wallets may …

Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but the firm has promised to continue trading over the Christmas period with the assistance of a $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility. Making the announced, vice chairman and acting president and chief executive of Circuit City, James Marcum said: "We …

The publishing company behind games retail monthly InStock has today gone into liquidation. Skep Media told over a dozen staff today that recent economic pressures have taken their toll on the company, which had grown quickly via acquisition over the past two years. Group publisher David Lilley and events director …

EA’s Madden NFL 09 was the world’s biggest-selling game in the three-month quarter between July and September. The title sold just under three million copies overall – with 2.99 million in the US, and just 35,000 in the UK and 1,000 in Japan. Wii Fit was the second biggest seller, …

Combined video game software unit sales across the world’s three largest games markets experienced growth of just one percent during the third quarter of 2008. The flat performance can largely be attributed to a weakening in the Japanese software market, where sales declined 21 per cent from Q2. However, the …