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The world’s most successful home console still holds a commanding position in Japanese homes, according to a survey conducted by CESA on the last day of this year’s Tokyo Game Show. VG247 reports that 70 per cent of respondents still said the decade old machine was amongst their most played, …

Considering that it will in a few months be launching the world’s first dedicated 3D games console, Nintendo will probably be pleased to see that its brands top the list of titles that gamers want to see given the 3D treatment. 3DRadar reports that a Japanese survey from Goo Ranking …

Guinness World Records has suggested that the next edition of its Gamer’s Edition will bring with it a new swearing champion. Having compiled a video chronicling 200 instances of the f-word it could find in 2K Games’ Mafia II, Achievement Hunters has, according to Kotaku, received an email from Guinness …

Consumers are more likely to base their buying decisions on review scores than on price, a new Moving Minds report from branding specialist Kinetic claims. The study suggests that 71 per cent of those asked thought review scores were an important element of deciding which titles they should buy. By …

Having only arrived at retail in the UK on Monday, James Cameron’s Hollywood smash Avatar is being described as the most pirated Blu-ray movie of all time.TechRadar reports that numbers from a leading BitTorrent tracker show that the Blu-ray rip was downloaded around 200,000 times in the first four days …

Microsoft’s 2010 launch slate includes an array of technology spanning a wide selection of sectors, but speaking to a gathering of tech execs in Colombia earlier this week CEO Steve Ballmer singled out Natal as the most important release of the year. Perhaps for me the most exciting product we’ll …

A new report from US analyst The Diffusion Group has claimed that the PS3 is the most connected next-gen console, with 78 per cent of purchased US machines enjoying internet connectivity. In contrast, 73 per cent of Xbox 360s are online and just 54 per cent of Wiis. The report …

The reliability of the numbers can certainly be called into question, but a new report from Digital Battle claims to have identified the ten most expensive video games of all time – and it’s Grand Theft Auto IV that tops the pile. With a rumoured budget of $100m, Rockstar’s game …

UK trade publication Campaign Magazine has hailed Nintendo’s Ant and Dec TV advertisement as the second most effective in the UK throughout 2009. Created by Karmarama, the prime-time TV spots saw the likeable Geordie pair chatting with UK families about the various functions of Wii and DS. Campaign’s results come …

Microsoft’s Major Nelson has released the 2009 Xbox Live Charts, and they show that Bungie’s Halo 3 has managed to pip Activision’s trio of popular Call of Duty titles to claim the coveted number one spot. In terms of the number of unique users logging onto Xbox Live to play …