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Nintendo was the main beneficiary of a record-breaking year for the video games market in North America last year, with Wii breaking the record for the number of unit sales enjoyed by a single platform in one year – 10.17m units. In addition to this, DS shattered the territory’s monthly …

Following the trend seen in the UK market and shunning the falls seen in Japan , the North American video games market grew to record levels in 2008, hitting a total value of $21.33bn according to data from US body NPD. The figure represents an increase of 19 per cent …

The North American games market enjoyed a record month in December, with monthly overall revenue hitting $5.1bn – the first time any single month in the region has passed the $5bn mark and an increase of nine per cent compared to the same month in 2007, stats from NPD confirm. …

Despite the fact that GTAIV still has plenty left to give in the shape of the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive DLC , US games mag Game Informer claims to have word that the fully-fledged console sequel will arrive by the end of the year. PSU quotes issue 190 of the …

One of the leading figures behind many of LucasArts’ big-hitting Star Wars titles, Isa Anne Stamos, has re-emerged at MMO publisher and developer MindFuse. Industry veteran Stamos has worked in the games industry for 14 years, and has produced a number of top line tiles including Star Wars Episode III: …

There was more doom and gloom on the High Street this morning as two major players in the entertainment retail sector reported significant sales declines over the Christmas period, The Retail Bulletin reports. Argos suffered a 7.5 per cent like-for-like decline in the 18 weeks to January 3rd compared to …

Japanese publisher and developer Square Enix, the company famed for its global success with ‘hardcore’ RPG franchises such Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, has said that its first foray into the casual pre-teens girl market will arrive next month. For the full story on the release, click here to take …

If rumours are to be believed, US publisher Electronic Arts has told Pandemic Studios’ Brisbane-based Australian office that it has been set free” from its ties to the company. Kotaku reports that the Destroy All Humans developer has been allowed to retain its original IP, staff and equipment, and is …

The PlayStation 2 is starting its ninth year in fine form with news that Sony’s hugely popular machine has now surpassed the 50 million units sold barrier in the North American market. CasualGaming.biz has the complete story.

The UK Labour party has become the latest governmental institution to turn to online social world Second Life in effort to spread its word to a brand new audience – and a 3D representation of Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has been chosen to front the venture. For the complete story, …