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With the fifth game in the series having recently arrived at UK retail, North American publisher Majesco Entertainment has revealed that total sales of the franchise in the region have now passed the 4m unit mark. To read the full story, click here to visit CasualGaming.biz.

It’s been known for really quite a long time now, but the official announcement of Thief 4, or Thi4f as Eidos would like us to refer to it, will still be enough to excite the masses. The game is already well underway at Eidos Montreal – the same studio handling …

European gamers are to be treated to an exclusive Guitar Hero Metallica bundle when the latest iteration of the hit music franchise arrives at retail on May 29th. The pack will include a copy of the game, a wireless guitar peripheral and a Metallica-themed faceplate depicting the iconic skull motif. …

The development team working on The Sims 3 has yet to even consider what expansions might follow the full release of the game next month, executive producer Ben Bell has told CasualGaming.biz. With the release of The Sims 3 less than a month away, you might be expecting to see …

The creator of Sega’s The Conduit has claimed that the title will create a fillip in the success of FPS games on Wii. The High Voltage-developed title takes players into a dark story in Washington D.C. after a vicious alien invasion has rocked the country. The first person shooter garnered …

The Wii MotionPlus will revolutionise the sports genre when it hits shelves next month. At least that’s according to EA, which is set to bundle Nintendo’s new peripheral with copies of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 and Grand Slam Tennis. Our goal for EA Sports titles on the Wii this …

Looking ahead at the upcoming release schedule it’s becoming hard to guess exactly what is going to usurp Nintendo’s Wii Fit from the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, with the title now enjoying its sixth successive week at the top. It’s the 15th time Wii Fit …

Ahead of the rumour mill reaching fever point, Nintendo has reportedly confirmed that legendary Pokemon pair Heart Gold and Soul Silver are to be remade for DS.IGN reports that both games, which were initially released for Game Boy Colour in 2000, will feature a number of enhancements alongside the obligatory …

Whether Blu-ray’s rise to ascendancy will gather the required pace needed before the mainstream adaptation of digital movie downloads arrives is yet to be seen, but sales of HD discs players have performed well year-on-year. TechRadar reports that annual Blu-ray player sales climbed 72 per cent in 2008 in North …

Amidst all the numbers and gushing praise for Guitar Hero, Activision Blizzard also found time in its recent financial posting to stoke up the hype machine for Bizarre Creations’ upcoming new racing IP Blur. From a business perspective, we are targeting Blur to do for racing what Call of Duty …