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Following its jaw-dropping day one UK sales, online bookies PaddyPower have revealed a number of new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 related bets including 1/3 odds on it going on to become the best selling video game of all time. Punters are now also able to bet on just …

Codemasters’ F1 2009 is shaping up to be a perfect storm” as the company pulls out all the stops to make it a must-have hit this Christmas. The game is due for release on November 20th, and the publisher claims a combination of extensive marketing plans and the popularity of …

Whilst Sony’s Uncharted series has been a firm favourite in the West since its arrival in late 2007, it’s reception in Japan has been less enthusiastic – a problem that the sequel seems to have very ably addressed. Gamezine reports that in its first day on sale in Japan, the …

After two years being nominated, but never winning, Europe’s only FM games-focused radio show One Life Left was named best games broadcast at last nights Games Media Awards. The show, hosted by Ste Curran, Simon Byron and Ann Scantlebury, is also a popular podcast distributed through iTunes. "Thank you very …

UK publisher Codemasters has revealed that the Wii and DS versions of anticipated racer F1 2009 will be released in the UK on November 20th. The pair will be released in other PAL territories a day earlier and will cross the line at US retail on November 17th. Unlike previous …

In news that is likely to shock no one, Microsoft’s feverously anticipated Halo 3 ODST has stormed the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Charts and shot straight to the top spot. It does so exactly two years after its predecessor, Halo 3, did much the same. 64 per cent of ODST’s …

The PS3 Slim sold 40,000 units in its first week of release in the UK, MCV can reveal. It was reported earlier this week that sales of PS3 climbed 999 per cent week-on-week following the launch of the new model. However, no sales figures were released at the time. The …

Numbers from La Tribune suggest that the PS3 Slim sold 37,000 units in its first week of release in France – an increase of 1000 per cent. The growth mirrors that seen in the UK according to ChartTrack, and the actual sales number is likely to be similar to the …

Emerging publisher Warner has dated its upcoming slate of Watchmen game offerings, with Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 heading to Xbox Live Arcade later this month in Europe and on August 26th in the US. There’s plenty more to come, too. Whilst Watchmen was once destined for a …

Apple has confirmed that sales of its latest iPhone, the 3GS, have hit the one million mark globally – after just three days on the market. On top of the sales triumph, Apple has also confirmed that its 3.0 OS, available to both iPhone 3G and iPod Touch owners, has …