Renowned Japanese games firm SNK Playmore has set its sights on the UK market with the upcoming launch of Samurai Shodown Sen. The game is the latest in the long-running beat ‘em up series, and is due for an April release on Xbox 360 via Rising Star. We are thrilled …

The mounting pressure on retail has been turned up another notch with news that THQ is planning up to six download-only titles within the next 12 months, some of which will be based on its highest-profile IPs. The publisher’s VP of core games Danny Bilson told Joystiq that THQ’s plans …

21m O2 customers will be able to get PC games ahead of their release, MCV can reveal. The scheme is part of O2’s multi-million pound Priority campaign, which previously allowed music fans the chance to buy gig tickets before they officially went on sale. The communications giant has partnered with …

Following the global surprise that accompanied the announcement of the digital-only Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, the game’s developer Crystal Dynamics has stressed that the title should not be seen as a proper instalment in the Tomb Raider series. It then went on to suggest that development of …

Following the trend set by video games hardware sales in the US last month, software sales suffered a 15 per cent year-on-year decline with the total February value hitting $624.4m. Year-to-date software sales are down 14 per cent at $1.22bn. However, if there is a champion to emerge from the …

In a month that saw steeper declines in the US video games market than most people had expected, Xbox 360 has emerged as a surprise victor in the hardware sector. Though hardware sales as a whole fell 20 per cent year-on-year to $426.4m, Microsoft’s machine succeeded in securing the top …

The value of the video games market in the US fell 15 per cent year-on-year in February to $1.28bn – a number that has surprised even NPD itself. The year to date market value stands at $2.42bn, a 14 per cent decline compared to 2009. The industry realised another month …

Electronics giant Sony is expected to release its first commercially available 3DTVs in the UK market this June – but as is the case with all early adopters, those wishing to take the plunge early on face a hefty outlay. Sony’s first 3D sets will include in the box two …

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GamesMaster could be back on TV in time for Q4, with a new series on a terrestrial channel. The brand is in the process of being re-invigorated, having been acquired by Future late last year. Previously the firm simply published a magazine under licence from Double Act Films (the company …