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Microsoft has celebrated Kinect’s first birthday this week by announcing lifetime sales of 10m units for the device. There’s a flip-side to the news, however. Kinect sold a record-breaking 8m units in its first 60 days on sale. In the 10 months that have followed it has managed to shift …

Twenty years of Sonic will be marked by a global merchandising plan. Sega Europe’s newly expanded licensing team is seeking partnerships in every sector imaginable to create new product lines for the mascot’s 20th anniversary on June 23rd. We have some surprises lined up for Sonic’s anniversary,” Sega Europe’s head …

To mark its tenth successive year in business Gameseek has given its website a major overhaul. The specialist internet retailer says it is also increasing its product range as it looks to reach new consumers. Gameseek now stocks over 230,000 products consisting of the latest video games on multiple formats, …

The first flash car I scored a ride in was my Uncle Joe’s bright yellow Ferrari Dino. It was about 1976 and I was ten. He owned a chain of butcher’s shops and just might have been having a mid-life crisis. A rattle or two in my brothers’ rusty Spitfires …

2010 marks the fifth year of Take-Two’s label 2K Games.The division was set up in 2005 and has produced smash hits such as BioShock, Carnival Games, Borderlands and the NBA 2K and NHL 2K series. Speaking to MCV, 2K boss Christoph Hartmann explained how far the company has come and …

The PlayStation Portable is celebrating its fifth birthday (in the US at least). Throughout its lifetime it has sold 17m units in the country. The machine currently boasts a UMD games library in excess of 520 games, with an additional 300+ titles available to download on PSN. In its time …

One of the games industry’s most celebrated global success is enjoys its tenth birthday today, and while success very much depends on how you measure it, by any account The Sims is one of most successful and enduring video games series the world has ever seen. For the full story, …

Advertising and design agency Head First is looking ahead after celebrating its tenth birthday. The firm has re-designed its website to highlight the milestone and is even running a series of blogs around the number ten. And the company is now looking to grow its presence in front of the …

Whilst fans of Liverpudlian pop may well celebrate September 9th 2009 for other reasons, EA Sports boss – and self-processed murderer of the Dreamcast – Peter Moore has reminded us all that today is in fact the 10th birthday of Sega’s famous Dreamcast console. Furthermore, in a eulogy to the …

There’s a whole new market out there ready and waiting for those able to think outside of the box – and seemingly that’s exactly what 2K Play has done with its new Wii title It’s My Birthday. Getting older is about to become a lot more fun,” 2K Play’s vice …