It has been a brutal year for nearly everyone working in the video games business. Be you a publisher struggling to keep out of the red, a developer facing project cancellations or a retailer trying to sell games in a dramatically contracting market, it’s been one of the toughest. But …

Retailer Flipkart has listed Bioshock Infinite’s Premium Edition and Ultimate Songbird Edition for release in India. Interestingly, the Ultimate Songbird Edition, which features a striking 9.5-inch songbird statue, has only been listed for PS3. It is priced at Rs 8,999. The Premium Edition, which includes all the contents of the …

EA’s FIFA franchise dominated sales at Game4u in 2012, the specialist retailer has revealed. While FIFA 13 topped sales for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC formats, it was FIFA 12 that was #1 on the PS2 charts. Other strong sales were witnessed for blockbuster titles such as Black Ops 2 …

MCV can reveal that Sony’s PS3 will drop tantalisingly close to the magic 100 mark in GAME’s Christmas sale, which starts on Boxing Day. The retailer will be offering the European-only 12GB version of the console including a copy of The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray for just 125 – that …

Call of Duty Black Ops II is the UK’s video games Christmas No.1, giving Activision a run of six consecutive weeks at the top. Sales of the game were fractionally up by one per cent in the busy pre-Christmas trading week (ending Dec 22nd for this listing). It’s the first …

Rockstar Games has sent out holiday wishes to fans with five new Grand Theft Auto 5 screenshots. The new screenshots show off scuba diving with sharks, two fighter jets flying in tandem, and possibly the ability for your character to have pets? Rockstar hasn’t accompanied the screens with an explanation …

The Creative Assembly's Al Bickham on why 'hardcore' titles can succeed

The Neo Geo X handheld has suffered a slight delay in Europe, although apparently the US launch stock has sold out. The machine was supposed to launch in Europe earlier this month but despite going on sale in the US there’s no sign of the unit in the UK. "Blaze …

With the year drawing to a close and most people already scouring for beer, MCV looks back at the biggest and saddest stories of the year. Before THQ declared bankruptcy (and before it refuted claims that it was going to be sold) its Australian publishing office had already closed its …

Namco Bandai has finally announced a release date for its hotly anticipated Star Trek title. Star Trek: The Video Game will be released in the UK on April 26th, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will also be available to download on PC and PS3. The game was …