Digital games retailer Direct2Drive has announced the launch of a German version of its popular portal. Found at www.direct2drive.de, the site is currently in beta though already boasts titles from the world’s largest publishers such as EA, Activision and Ubisoft. As a welcome gesture, the site will be offering customers …

THQ has reported losses of $136.1m for its 2011 financial year. This is significantly more than the $9m loss posted for fiscal 2010. Revenue was down year-on-year from $899.1m to $665.3m. The company’s Q4 was more successful, however, thanks to the release of Homefront. The shooter has now sold over …

Nintendo has effectively cut the price of its Wii console by 50 with the launch of a new bundle. The Mario Kart Wii pack will arrive in two weeks, on May 20th, with an estimated retail price of 129 – a big drop on the previous price of 179. At …

Remedy CEO says he wonâ??t shed a tear if retail dies

Fame is, as the saying goes, a fickle food. One minute you’re on top… the next, on the scrapheap. Driver knows that journey all too well. The first Driver and Driver 2 are firmly fixed gaming classics, beloved by many. But Driv3r? Let’s not. Fourth game Parallel Lines? Check Wikipedia. …

There’s no official confirmation as of yet, but it looks likely that an announcement is looming confirming that acquisition of media network UGO at the hands of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. This would mean the likely merger, at least behind the scenes, for two of gaming’s biggest websites – News …

UKIE announced last week that director general Michael Rawlinson has decided to leave the organisation, after almost 12 years there. Rawlinson spent his last two years at the trade body – originally named ELSPA – as director general. And during his time in this role he has significantly raised the …

‘High impact’ TV ads make up the centre point of Dirt 3’s 1m ad campaign. Publisher Codemasters says its ads will run just before and after the game’s release (the title reaches shelves on May 24th) across major terrestrial and satellite channels. The TV campaign strives to create maximum cut through …

MCV Award winner Gioteck is already making waves in the UK – and now it has set its sights on cracking America. The accessories firm has won over key US retailers and hopes this will help it become the ‘best third party peripherals company.’ 2011 is going to be a …

It may have been one of the hottest Easters on record, but UK games retailers enjoyed a red hot weekend of sales last week. Some 22.4 million was made over the course of the Easter week, marking an increase of 43 per cent over the 15.8m generated a week before. …