As one of the largest independent developers in the world, now with over 400 staff, it’s quite common to see Australian indie Krome Studios working on two completely different projects at the same time. The company – dissected by its Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne offices – is currently finishing up …

Sony is set to release a new PS3 bundle in the UK comprised of an 80GB SKU and a copy of the upcoming action title inFamous. The bundle is the latest move in Sony’s aim to provide value to consumers without outright cutting hardware prices. Confirmed via an Amazon.co.uk listing, …

The game may not be out until the end of the year, but marketing has already started for Assassin’s Creed 2. Ubisoft is looking to engage both fans of the best-selling original plus a wider audience in a promotional push that includes TV ads, a retail deal – and even …

HMV believes its new customer loyalty scheme can tempt games consumers away from other retailers – and become an ‘integral’ part of the firm’s category offering. The retailer announced Pure HMV last week, a new loyalty card that offers members the chance to snap up a range of limited edition …

Centresoft has signed an exclusive deal to become Majesco’s distribution partner in the UK. The firm will handle the release of Majesco’s major new movie tie-in, Night At The Museum 2, as well as future titles that include Major Minor’s Majestic March and Cake Mania 2. Centresoft commercial director Margeret …

Amazon triumphed at last night’s MCV/Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz, after fighting off stiff competition from The Sun and 505 Games. A mixture of retailers, media and publishers gathered at London’s Sway Bar to battle to be the biggest brains in games, and win some pretty spectacular prizes, including Xbox …

Less than 12 months later, and all three of the websites have pulled these cards from the virtual shelves. And Nintendo has revealed the extent of its ‘aggressive’ battle against the R4 menace. It’s certainly great news. However, this isn’t the time for champagne and backslapping. A quick search on …

Nintendo has revealed a major breakthrough in its fight against the pirate cards that are wrecking DS software revenues – as online giants Amazon and eBay finally agree to prohibit the sale of the devices. The illegal cards, which include the notorious R4, allow pirates to download DS games via …

Despite the vigilant work done by NPD, Chart-Track et al, games sales analysts remain trapped in the dark ages of tracking nothing beyond physical, boxed products. It’s a scenario which makes digital distribution, and free-to-play models, something of a secret success. Every week in the UK, and every month in …

Having touted the digital-only release of episodic adventure Watchmen last year as a ‘risky experiment‘, Warner has seemingly had a re-think following its confirmation of a boxed retail release for the game. Speaking to 1UP, Deadline Games director Sren Lund stated that parts one and two of the episodic game …