Having hit Japanese retail last weekend, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect reportedly sold around 26k units in its first two days on sale. Like in the UK, Kinect in Japan is bundled with a copy of Kinect Adventures. Sales include both standalone and units bundled with the 4GB and 250GB variants …

GameStop plans to seriously grow its share of the European games market over the next 12 months. But it will do it through new e-commerce initiatives and alternative store concepts, the global retail giant’s International EVP Mike Mauler has told MCV. "Right now we have two stores in the UK …

LOOK OUT GT5, Epic Mickey and WoW: Cataclysm. This year’s best Christmas game might be the quick-to-market sequel to one of the year’s best-selling titles. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare hits retail tomorrow – just six months after the original topped the charts and ruled summer sales. The 25 game is …

The video games market can generally be divided into three major forms of consumption. First you have the traditional sector of console and PC games, the old world of packaged media, which is still by far the biggest market. Next, there’s the downloads and digital distribution market, which is fast-growing, …

High Street retailer HMV is hosting a Gran Turismo 5 3D gaming tournament to celebrate the game’s release. Sony Bravia 3DTVs are being installed in stores across the UK allowing participants to try and become the UK champion. Heats will kick off on November 27th with the fastest two players …

No doubt many readers will already have their hands on that long-awaited copy of Gran Turismo 5, which launches in the UK today. But for those who haven’t, new High Street deals on the game are still emerging. Supermarlet Asda has confirmed that it will sell the game for jusy …

High Street stores are holding special midnight openings for Sony’s long-awaited Gran Turismo 5 tonight. Around 125 GAME shops will open shortly before midnight across the UK as will 38 Gamestation stores. The latter is offering one lucky buyer per store the chance to buy the GT5 Signature Edition for …

After five long years, Gran Turismo fans will be able to pick up the eagerly awaited fifth instalment in the racing series for just under a quid. Blockbuster is offering GT5 for a shockingly low 99p if gamers trade in any two titles from a select range of games. They …

Polyphony boss says devotion to racing games has made him 'miss out' on other genres

Just hours before Sony’s Gran Turismo 5 at last arrives at UK retail, publisher EA has said that its upcoming racer Shift 2: Unleashed can offer a more authentic driving experience” that Polyphony’s racer. If you look at Hot Pursuit and Gran Turismo, there is a big difference in those …