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Speaking to Bloomberg , Sony’s games president Kaz Hirai has revealed that the firm sold 1.2 million PS3 consoles in Europe in the last five weeks of 2007. He also refused to concede that Sony is unlikely to hit the 11 million sales target, that it had previously set itself, …

People bemoaned its lack of exclusive software for the first year of its life, but the PS3 big-hitters have begun to arrive, and none come bigger than Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4 – so news of a possible demo next month is understandably reason to get excited. CVG reports that …

Fashion retailer Next has laid out its plans to claw away market share from more established games retailers with a giant increase in its interactive entertainment offering. The firm has added over 300 games products to its latest Next Directory catalogue – and it could begin stocking the likes of …

Zavvi is to make significantly more space for games in-store after the category shone for the retailer during the Christmas period. The general entertainment store looks set to reduce its music offering to make way for the move, the second time it has increased its dedicated games space in under …

New publishing powerhouse Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has finalised its core games team – but expect further high profile recruits as the media giant picks up momentum in the UK. After setting up a dedicated office for the region and buying Lego Star Wars developer Traveller’s Tales late last year, …

Though there’s been no official word as of yet, rumours are circulating that THQ has pulled the plug on the PS3 version of its upcoming war-themed FPS Frontlines: Fuel of War, CVG reports. Speculation arose over the weekend after reports that some US retailers were informed of the cancellation. The …

EA has announced a new Battlefield game from its DICE studio – and with it, has introduced the publisher to a brand new business model. The game will be available for free over the web, not sold via retail, and is supported financially through in-game advertising and item sales. For …

With the Manhunt 2 saga still far from passed , Rockstar is now staring another gaming controversy in the face as forces begin to gather in oppositio to its upcoming release of Bully: Scholarship Edition on Xbox 360 and Wii. CVG reports that the DSGi group, which owns High Street …

After previously saying that it would seek to compensate members after many experienced Xbox Live troubles over the Christmas period, Microsoft has confirmed that it is to offer recently released shooter Undertow free next week. Major Nelson spills the beans on his blog, linking to fellow Microsoft blog Gamerscore, which …

This week’s Macworld Expo has snared headlines thanks to the introduction of ‘the world’s thinnest notebook’, but despite an announcement from EA that Will Wright’s long-awaited Spore will have a simultaneous Mac and PC release, analysts are saying Apple still lacks a real strategy for the games industry. To read …