With the PC version of Epic shooter Unreal Tournament III hitting European stores tomorrow, the ongoing uncertainty concerning when the PS3 version will make it out before Christmas appears to have been answered with the news that the game has gone gold. However, whilst Sony America has approved the game …

Wasn’t there a time when the UK used to be a hot bed of development talent? In some respects it’s easy to see what’s happening. A small team comes up with a great idea but lacks funding. They turn to a publisher to finance their project and, to everyone’s relief, …

With its previous identity now officially behind it , the newly born High Street and online retailer Zavvi is to be begin its first heavyweight marketing push on November 29th, Brand Republic reports. The retailer will focus its Christmas message on its ability to cater for a wide variety of …

Despite suggestions last week that Ubisoft’s highly anticipated FPS Haze would indeed make it to retail before Christmas, the latest financial results from the firm confirm that a 2008 release is now on the cards. No firm release date has been given beyond saying that the game will arrive in …

North American games retail will this Friday see the arrival of two brand new themed DS bundles – one based on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and the other on new software release Nintendogs: Best Friends. The former machine will be gold in colour and carry the in-game Triforce …

Leading global games retail force GameStop has posted record financial results for the quarter ending November 3rd, with net earnings reaching $52 million – up a massive 283 per cent compared to the same period last year. Sales increased by 59.3 per cent to hit $1.6 billion, up from $1.0 …

Ubisoft has taken on former Konami man and 13-year industry veteran Michael Rotchell as trade sector manager of the grocery and non-specialist retail business, effective November 19th. Rotchell (pictured) began his career at the GAME store in Leeds before opening and running a new store in York for over a …

EVER-EXPANDING MMO publisher NCsoft has revealed that it is giving its European European development capabilities a huge boost – doubling in size in the next 18 months alone. The target was revealed as NCsoft’s chief executive officer Geoff Heath told MCV that its first PS3 project should be hitting retail …

Empire releases Jackass into the busy Christmas market next Friday – but is confident that the mass-appeal title will hit a top five spot in the chart despite some tough competition. A new DS version of the game has been added to the publisher’s release roster for Q1 2008, showing …

IGN reports that according to data from Media Create Nintendo’s popular handheld console the DS has now sold over 20 million units in Japan. The original model succeeded in shifting 6 million units in the first 14 months on the market, but since the arrival of the redesigned DS Lite …