Atari has confirmed the capture of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, a week after securing the publishing rights to The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena. Hollywood actor Dan Aykroyd reported that Atari would publish Ghostbusters last month, and the game will arrive next year on PC, PS3, PS2, DS, Wii and …

Whilst shopping numbers have to date remained buoyant amidst the current global credit crunch, October stats from the Retail Traffic Index make for sombre reading for retail, with a 3.1 per cent year-on-year drop in shopping trips reported. The numbers were also 1.3 per cent down on September. Dr Tim …

High Street retailer GAME has secured the services of retail veteran John Devon, who has signed up as product director. Devon joins the firm from Amazon, where he worked as DVD trading director. He has also held roles at Virgin, Woolworths and WH Smiths. At GAME, Devon will be responsible …

It has emerged that the R4 card, a SD-card based device that allows DS owners to play pirated and homebrew software on their Nintendo handhelds, does not work with the upcoming DSi. Though there has been no confirmation, it is likely that the move was a deliberate one from Nintendo. …

Publisher and developer Bethesda has revealed that its critical and commercial smash Fallout 3 shipped a quite incredible 4.7 million copies across the world in its first week of sale on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Its success has already generated retail sales of over $300 million. The game, which …

Peter Silver Assistant Sales Manager, D3PE Peter Silver graduated in Media Studies and worked in various sales roles outside the industry before joining D3P in 2007. Since then he has managed D3P’s business in a diverse portfolio of accounts and territories ranging from Gamestation to HMV and Russia to Australia. …

A new report from market analysts Verdict Research has forecast that gaming is on track to overtake both music and film to become the UK’s number one entertainment choice by the end of the year. The BBC reports that spending on gaming will rise by 42 per cent to reach …

The French Senate has passed a new law designed to crack down on internet file-sharing as the battle against online IP theft reaches the continent. Music Week reports that the French Senate has recently passed a three strikes and you’re out” law raised by President Sarkozy which, as the name …

Leading US retailer (and owner of UK supermarket Asda) is to replace much of its in-store music CD offering with an increased Blu-ray and consumer electronics presence. Home Media Magazine reports that Wal-Mart made the decision after seeing music CD sales slump by 23 per cent in the first month …

Game writers agency hired to work on script for hugely-anticipated title