With Microsoft shifting 8m units of Kinect and PlayStation Move also selling well at retail, the demand for motion-sensing games is stronger than ever. But as technology improves, so too must games. With plenty of party, fitness and sports titles already on the market, publisher Yoostar is releasing a unique …

Online retailer Play.com has begun accepting pre-orders for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play – the first PlayStation Certified mobile phone. Pre-orders can be placed for a sale price of 519.99. That’s for the unlocked, sim-free version of the handset. Of course, all four mobile operators will be offering the device at …

A question mark hangs over the long awaited console release of RPG sequel Two Worlds II. The game had been scheduled for a UK release this Friday. And while the MD of publisher Topware says rumours of a further delay are untrue, he has also told Eurogamer that "we will …

The UK’s leading specialist games retailer GAME has dropped the price of the 3DS online once again. The chain is now charging just 196.99 for the machine via its website. This represents 33 off the 230 the retailer first asked for the machine when Nintendo’s launch plans were announced in …

Sega has announced that the Mega Drive Classic Collection: Gold Edition will be released on PC on March 18th. The four-disc retail bundle will feature all 45 games from previous Mega Drive Classic Collections on PC, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Shining Force and Virtua Fighter 2. Gold Edition will …

The media furore surrounding HMV has been overwhelming. You can certainly understand why. A number of stores are to be closed, Christmas takings were lower than expected and credit limits are being reviewed. The last big music specialist is fighting for its life and for the national press it makes …

The likes of EMI and Universal have enjoyed huge success partnering with Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise. However, Music Week’s digital specialist Eamonn Forde says the record companies will quickly move on following its demise. In today’s music market, the decline of any revenue source is not to be taken lightly,” …

Cult Japanese shoot-em-up developer Cave has confirmed that it is to port quirky shooter Deathsmiles to iOS devices this spring. The announcement comes on the back of the game’s PAL Xbox 360 release courtesy of Rising Star Games last Friday. Andriasang reports that the iOS version will be a port …

Piracy in the PC games sector is in decline, according to the president of the PC Gaming Alliance. The shift to free-to-play models and supplemental content via download has lessened the value of pirated games copies, Matt Ployhar claims. "What’s happening is game design is shifting and as a result …

We’ve got a whiff of the next big thing in gaming – and it’s smell-o-vision. Scent Sciences Corporation has told MCV it will release the ‘innovative’ (and fragrant!) ScentScape device worldwide in Q4 this year. The machine is plugged into a PC via a USB port and contains 20 scent …