But I do remember hooking it all up when I first got the machine around two years ago and being a bit… underwhelmed. Project Gotham 3 and Call of Duty 2 were both fine games (I won’t mention Perfect Dark Zero). But did they smack me round the face with …

Casual Games Association head Jessica Tams reveals inner workings of fast-growing industry category

As well as the previously touted retro download offering Xbox Originals that will arrive alongside Microsoft’s Autumn Xbox 360 Dashboard Update tomorrow, the platform holder has now outlined a near complete line-up of new features that will be available to console owners from tomorrow. The biggest announcement is the arrival …

Activision, which yesterday became the newly-crowned leading global games publisher follwoing its merger with Vivendi , has stated that it is brimming with confidence going into the annual battle for the Christmas number one – with Call of Duty 4 spearheading its efforts. The fourth iteration of the high profile …

Publisher Vivendi has upped sticks and moved to a bigger premises in Marlow as the company looks to expand its UK operations. The move has happened just at the unexpected confirmation has emrged that Vivendi has merged with former publishing rival Activision to form the world’s largest third party publisher …

ON FIRST impressions, starting up a games publisher in the current industry climate appears to be like taking on Tyson armed only with Ken Dodd’s tickling stick. True giants of the entertainment world – let alone the games industry – stand in the way of anyone with ambitious ideas of …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has boldly claimed that its next-gen console outperformed rival PS3 over the Thanksgiving week in North America – but Sony America has fought back, climbing Microsoft’s figures are ‘way off’. Microsoft says that estimated retail figures suggest that it sold 310,00 units for the week …

Gamestation has rolled out its latest Fat Chris ad strategy – and has promised the most ‘in your face’ marketing campaign yet. The new promotional blitz is the biggest ever for Gamestation, and will take in a striking range of in-store, online and TV-based promotional activities. In 2007 we wanted …

Simplygames.com’s new boss Neil Muspratt believes that with a mixture of low prices, canny deals and an easy-to-navigate site, the UK e-tailer can mix it with the big boys this Christmas. The relaunched site has already seen traffic rising significantly in the run-up to the festive season, and is now …

Clearly, it’s a great chance to cash in on the festive season – take a glance at the number of piss-poor ‘comedy’ DVDs that have been rushed out in time for the don’t-know-what-to-buy-your-dad market. Even Piers Morgan’s got a football gaffes DVD out – a man who not only has …