Nintendo’s US senior director of product development Tom Prata has revealed there are about 100” games in development for the firm’s WiiWare service. According to Prata, the games are at various stages of completion”. He ruled out the introduction of a ‘try-before-you-buy’ trial demo system for each game. Speaking to …

Manufacturer Nvidia has blasted claims that PC gaming is dying, insisting that ChartTrack and NPD data fail to provide a full account of the strength of the format. Roy Taylor, VP of content & developer relations at Nvidia said that the charts don’t take into account the changing nature of …

Independent retailers have turned to the likes of Tesco and Asda to secure cheaper stock in favour of the usual distribution channels. Described as ‘Tesco Distribution’ from within the trade, indies have been making the most of the supermarkets to make up for their low allocation of products such as …

US publisher THQ has confirmed that its upcoming title Saints Row 2 has been delayed, and will now be released on October 14th and not Agust 24th as previously stated. THQ cited marketing and issues and product quality” as the reasons behind the decision. Saints Row was released on Xbox …

Nintendo’s phenomenal-selling Wii Fit has had the worst week of its existence in the UK – dropping all the way out of the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats top 40. The spectacular drop – likely due to stock issues at retail – has seen the game slide from second position last week, …

Play.com have given UK Rock Band fans something to smile about – by cutting the total cost for Rock Band and all the game’s instruments by 40. According to MTV and EA, the suggested UK retail price of the ‘Band In a Box’ SKU of Rock Band – which includes …

As part of the recently-announced Games Up? campaign lobbying for tax breaks for games studios and better higher education, the organisers have published stats and facts proving their case about the commercial strength of the UK. The details, in full, are provided below:

As the ESC held its successful Golf and Spa Day (raising over 20,000 in the process), a new charity, GamesAid, was announced. GamesAid is setting out to offer a new level of choice for participants at all levels and is happy to live alongside any ‘official’ industry charity. Its arrival …

HMV has spoken of its respect for specialist GAME in a new interview with MCV. The firm’s commercial manager for games Jonathan Hayes said that both HMV and GAME were united in offering something that kept consumers away from online retailers – such as Play and Amazon – and supermarkets. …

The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has instructed its members to ignore any request from the BBFC to change the current age ratings process. The UK industry representative has requested that leading publishers hold fire on implementing any changes to classification of their games until the Government has officially …