Konami has pledged that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will not be sneaking into the hands of customers early – and that there will be plenty of stock to satisfy the ‘phenomenal’ demand for the title. UK general manager for Konami Pete Stone made the statements to …

"The dearth of Wii Fit stock has been a real disappointment to any tubby gamers looking to shape up. But the situation has become an even greater concern to retailers having to wave away the very same porky consumer. "And you think we’ve got it bad. The internet’s favourite games …

Sega has told MCV that disappointing sales of last year’s Sega Rally have taught the company a lesson – and that they are now ‘really getting going’ on PS3 and 360. Despite a good critical response and winning a BAFTA last year, the title didn’t hang around the sales charts …

Supermarket giant Wal-Mart is offering US consumers some tasty new incentives to splash out on Blu-Ray players. According to Reuters, the price of Blu-Ray technology is reportedly putting off customers, particularly during the ‘credit crunch’. Wal-Mart has fought back, however, offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of any …

The major re-structuring at Eidos continues, with Scott Dodkins leaving the company, while there’s a new higher profile role for Patrick Melchior. Dodkins is believed to have ended a three-year stint as managing director of European publishing and global brand management this week. MCV can also reveal that current French …

US games retail chain Play N Trade has promoted Tom McMahon to the position of CEO, replacing Roger Lloyd. The industry is braced for an aggressive expansion by the franchise-run firm into the UK – possibly even this year. In January, Lloyd told MCV: Play N Trade’s entry point into …

After four years of hard graft, Sega believes this is the year it can break into the Top Five of games publishers by value. Progress has been steady, if not spectacular, in the past couple of years as it has moved up from eighth in 2006 to seventh in 2007 …

The second issue of the new publication hits shelves on Thursday June 12th and continues CVG Presents’ celebration of the most important events in gaming. CVG Presents: Metal Gear Solid will take an in-depth look at the last 21 years of Metal Gear on the same day as the latest …

Sony is to launch a red PlayStation 2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month. Joinign the ‘cinnabar red’ consoles and ‘metallic blue’ portable will be a new PlayStation Eye bundle. According to Next-gen.biz, the platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3rd at …

Tesco and Future-published games site GamesRadar.com have joined forces to create what it has dubbed ‘the UK’s biggest-ever games magazine’. The free publication will be distributed through 425 Tesco supermarkets as well as with online purchases from the Tesco Entertainment website from June 16th. It is another step in Tesco’s …