GAME has revealed it will be offering an exclusive limited edition of The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The set will be available to customers who pre-order the game and comes with an special artistic tin and figurines of Link and the Phantom knight players can possess in the game. …

IGN-owned digital games firm Direct2Drive is refusing to sell Modern Warfare 2 on PC because of its integration with Valve’s Steamworks. All PC copies of Modern Warfare 2 will come with Steamworks, not just the ones sold on Steam, and will benefit from Steamwork’s variety of features, including community integration, …

Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has dubbed Valve as foolish” for neglecting the PS3. He also questioned the development studio’s insistence on handling its own products through Steam, despite the fact it requires third-part publishers to reach retail. Speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, he said: I noticed something on the net …

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Play.com anticipates Modern Warfare 2 to be the best selling entertainment product ever, eclipsing sales of GTA IV, Mama Mia and The Dark Knight. The firm has also revealed that it has taken 150 pre-orders a minute during peak times, and will guarantee launch day delivery as long as consumers …

Having appointed its first digital media manager in August, GameStop has added a second name to its digitally-focussed workforce – new senior vice president and general manager of digital business Shawn D. Freeman. Tasked with overseeing and cultivating” the retailer’s digital business strategy, Freeman will work with GameStop’s Digital Ventures …

EA boss John Riccitiello has said that the time has come for analysts and data providers to reveal market download numbers to publishers. Speaking to Fox News about the growth of digital downloads – and how the recession has hit the packaged goods business – Riccitiello said: One of the …

Ubisoft has unveiled the contents of the Collector’s Edition for Splinter Cell: Conviction. The pack will arrive alongside the Xbox 360-exclusive stealth action game on February 23rd in the US and will retail for $79.99. Ubisoft has warned that the Collector’s Edition will have a limited run”. Along with a …

Despite a lukewarm reception from consumers, and reservations from UK retailers, US giant GameStop feels Sony’s PSPgo has a bright future. The retail firm told IndustryGamers that Sony’s small launch marketing campaign shows Sony is expecting PSPgo sales to build over time. "We clearly supported it in all of our …

A mid-week release, the postal strikes – all the ingredients are there for a street-date break on Activision’s Modern Warfare 2, but retailer HMV has quashed rumours that it had been the first to move. On Tuesday many HMV customers who had pre-ordered the game received emails from the retailer …