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The Pro Evolution Soccer series has sold roughly 69 million units worldwide. This achievement was revealed in Konami’s latest financial results, in which the publisher reported a decrease in the losses it had suffered across the board. The report highlighted PES 2011 as one of the company’s key sales drivers, …

Amazon is looking to recruit games retailers to join its Marketplace sector and help them boost their online offering. The firm has always worked with third parties, but is now looking to seriously strengthen its network of sellers in key categories, including video games. A spokesman for Amazon said: In …

A Microsoft exec has claimed the only solution to piracy in the PC market is to embrace free-to-play downloadable games. Microsoft Games Studios’ general manager Dave Luehmann told MCV he is confident his current project – Age of Empires Online – will suffer from less piracy than it would have at …

Sony has sold almost four million units in the UK alone. The platform holder expects to hit this sales milestone within the next few weeks, having seen strong hardware sales throughout the past year. The PS3 passed the three million sales mark last January, meaning a healthy one million units …

Calibur 11 has entered the games market with a unique line of console shells. The new accessories firm has lifted the lid on its first products: special 3D cases for the Xbox 360, such as the Fallout-style MLG Vault (pictured) which was created with the help of Major League Gaming. …

Dead Space 2 has sold twice as many copies than its predecessor did in release week. The 360, PS3 and PC game shot to No.1 earlier this week – five positions higher than the original Dead Space did in October 2008 when it was released as a new IP. Dead …

GAME has won the exclusive rights to the Epic Edition of upcoming FPS Bulletstorm. The retailer is already taking pre-orders for the new SKU, which includes access to the Gears of War 3 public beta, 25,000 in-game experience points and special weapons. GAME’s exclusivity was revealed by Bulletstorm developer Cliff …

Rumours are circulating that still mysterious console title I Am Alive has been relegated from a full retail console release and is now a digital-only product. The report stems from Czech site GameZin, which claims that a lack of confidence in the product has lead to a release only on …

Donkey Kong Country Returns has sold 4.21m units worldwide since it went on sale last month. The Wii game – released on December 3rd – joins 14 other top-selling Nintendo titles. These include New Super Mario Bros on DS which has sold a total of 26.2m copies and Wii Fit …

When I returned to MCV in November 2008, Grainger Games was an indie upstart with a storecount just over 10. Today it has at 49 High Street outlets. Last year alone, it added 23 stores. The team now move at such a clip that in the last two weeks they …