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American market analyst Michael pachter has said that the 3DS has had a smaller impact on the US market than he expected. However, he adds that the arrival of a killer title – which he believes could prove to be Kid Icarus – should be enough to reverse its fortunes. …

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform has been subject to continual speculation about poor handset sales in recent months, but one analyst thinks the company is set for big success in the coming years. Pyramid Research’s latest smartphone forecasts report includes the prediction that by 2015, Windows Phone will overtake Google’s …

The latest ‘BrandZ’ study by global brands agency Millward Brown puts Apple and the top, supplanting last year’s top dog Google. It says Apple’s attention to detail and diversifying product range enable it to behave differently from other consumer electronics makers. Peter Walshe, global brands director of Millward Brown, told …

Some elements of PSN will be back online far ahead of the May 31st date circulated this morning, a spokesperson for SCE UK has told MCV. In his press conference on May 1st, boss Kaz Hirai already stated that PSN would receive a phased roll-out over the period of one …

In a fresh blow for PSN’s security worries, Sony has omitted over the weekend that it was forced to remove the details of some 2,500 PSN users that were posted online by hackers. Reuters reports that the details stemmed from a 2001 product sweepstake and included names and partial addresses. …

Following rumours that the next generation of Xbox hardware has made it into the hands of some developers, analysts have stated their doubt that Microsoft would be looking to launch a new machine in the near future. "The Xbox 360 has incredible momentum and it would baffle me as to …

A report in The Financial Times has claimed that "two veterans" of hacker group Anonymous have admitted that some of its members were likely behind the PSN outage. It is said that "an individual or handful of supporters" took it upon themselves to further Anonymous’ ‘OpSony’ campaign by hacking into …

After the disappointment of PSN failing to hit its first target recovery date last week, Sony has now admitted that the service may not be fully back online for another three weeks. Speaking to Bloomberg, Shigenori Yoshida – who is referred to as a ‘spokesman’ – has said that Sony …

Despite the heavyweight challenges of chart rivals such as Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat, 505 Games’ exercise title Zumba Fitness has this week claimed its third No.1 in the UKIE Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so despite a slight sales dip of three per cent week-on-week, which as …

Over thirty staff at Crytek Budapest will be made redundant after E3, according to reports. It is said that nine people have already lost their jobs at the Hungarian dev outfit. Avni Yerli, co-founder of the Crysis 2 company, confirmed to Gamasutra that the Budapest studio is getting a new …