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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 …

In a demonstration of its increasingly global reach, this year’s Gamescom has struck a deal with global development hub Canada that will see the territory enjoy a leading presence at the industry gathering this August. It’s the first year that the event has trialled the partner country concept. We are …

In an interview with MCV about the Cerberus Network – which offers free DLC incentives to those who buy new copies of EA’s Mass Effect 2 – acclaimed RPG studio BioWare has stated that the scheme offers a great incentive” to opt for new instead of pre-owned versions of the …

How are ME2 sales tracking compared to ME1 at this stage? We’re very pleased with both the critical and commercial reception to Mass Effect 2 so far. The game is tracking really favourably when compared with Mass Effect 1, which of course was a great success in its own right. …

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 …

With observers quick to draw comparisons between PlayStation Move and Nintendo’s Wii following Sony’s curtain raising last night, SCEA boss Jack Tretton has claimed that the increased precision – and subsequently realism – that Move can provide is a big differentiator between the two machines. I think realism is the …

Sony’s American CEO Jack Tretton has spoken the anticipated mass-market appeal of his company recently revealed PlayStation Move controller – whilst going to great strengths to assert the accessory’s hardcore credentials. It isn’t for just the hardcore gamer, it’s for people that have never picked up a controller before but …

Two years on from the now infamous Byron Report on video games age ratings, TV presenter Dr Tanya Byron is to return to her work and review the progress that has been made since her set of proposals in 2008. The enthusiastic and joined-up response from ELSPA members following the …