UK consumers will be able to go hands-on with Wonderbook and J.K. Rowling’s Book of Spells at HMV Oxford Street this weekend. Between Saturday, August 25th and Monday, August 27th, Sony will be taking to the stage at the back of the ground floor, with a dedicated sampling area and …

The release of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron in India will be delayed to next month, Activision’s Indian distributor has revealed. The official release date for High Moon Studios’ latest is 24th August, which is only a few days away, but Worldwide CD ROMs has confirmed that India will miss that …

Mumbai-based indie games developer Yellow Monkey Studios is set to release its third game this month. Mobile puzzler Huebrix follows 2011’s award-winning It’s Just a Thought, and continues the studio’s focus on original IP. In this guest column, co-founder and creative director Shailesh Prabhu sheds some light on the issues …

2K Games has revealed that Indian consumers who preorder Borderlands 2 will receive a bunch of DLC as a bonus, including the all new Mechromancer character class. Those who preorder the game in India will receive the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, which includes: Mechromancer class – Available as downloadable content …

SEQUEL WATCH: The latest data is in, and Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros 2 was the biggest selling individual format game released last week. It managed No.2 in the Chart-Track All-Formats Charts, beaten by Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs. But how well did it perform really? Should Nintendo be happy with …

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has revealed that digital sales of new 3DS release New Super Mario Bros 2 accounted for around five per cent of the total. "This initial offering going forward, we’ve gotten a good reaction going," he told The Wall Street Journal. He also revealed that the share …

Streaming games company OnLive has been forced to publicly deny reports that it is on the brink of closure. It started with a tweet from InXile Entertainment’s Brian Fargo, who bluntly stated that: Just received an email that OnLive is closed as of today!” This was followed by a report …

Rick Gibson delves into the console giant's Miiverse for Wii U and whether it can succeed in realising Nintendo's online ambitions

We’ve got more news trickling out from this year’s Gamescom. Capcom has some big plans in the works for its new IP, Remember Me. The publisher is planning on working with developer Dontnod on turning it into a long-term brand. Bohemia Interactive spoke about its fears on fan blacklash when …

Gamestop has reported its Q2 sales figures for the period ending July 28th, showing strong growth in the retailer’s digital sector. The company posted a 27 per cent increase in the digital department, reaching $134m in revenue. Gamestop’s ‘other’ category includes its digital business, and that particular area saw over …