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Andriasang has got hold of Enterbrain’s annual Japanese video games market report, and it reveals another year of decline in the region. In total the market shrunk by nine per cent year-on-year in the last 12 months arching a total value of Y494bn (3.8bn). Hardware suffered the steepest decline, falling …

Apple has confirmed that its iOS 4.2 software update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is available today. The update is the first time that iPad has got iOS 4, including multi-tasking, folders, Game Center and a unified email inbox. Meanwhile, all devices are getting access to new wireless printing …

While Microsoft has claimed a notable victory in the US hardware market last month, Sony has highlighted the strength of PS3s software sales in its response to NPDs latest report. The platform holder says it enjoyed an incredibly strong October” and that the PS3 was the only format to enjoy …

American sales tracker NPD has announced that the US video games market was worth $1.07bn in October 2010 – that’s four per cent down on the same month in 2009. Year-to-date US gaming has made $11.07bn, eight per cent less than it had at this stage last year. Hardware saw …

Any game can sell well on Wii, as long as it’s supported well by publishers, Nintendo has told MCV. The statement comes as games firms prepare to launch a core-focused Wii title every week in the run-up to Christmas. The console has struggled to shed the stigma of being a …

Microsoft shares fell by over 2 per cent on news that its chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, has decided to resign from the group. Ozzie was a key player at the upper echelons of Microsoft, and took over the company’s software role after Bill Gates retired from the group. He …

The can it/can’t it debate surrounding Kinect’s ability to recognise seated players has finally been put to rest with Blitz Games co-founder Andrew Oliver revealing that a simple change to the camera’s software has eradicated any potential problems. Speaking to Eurogamer, Oliver explained that Kinect would use the bottom of …

In a frank admission to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has conceded that the platform holder cannot lay the blame for weak DS software sales solely at the feet of internet pirates. Iwata has previously spoken about the endless battle” the firm faces trying to shut down the world’s many …

A fresh question mark hangs over the viability of the pre-owned software market this morning after a ruling in the US Court of Appeal upheld a developer’s right to prevent the resale of its software. Gamasutra reports that Autodesk has successfully won a case in which defendant Timothy Vernor had …

Competitors hoping to release alternatives to Kinect will find it very difficult to replicate the advances found in the software powering the device, Microsoft has stated. "I think what we’ve done with the software is something that’s really hard to pull off," Microsoft Game Studios’ head Kinect designer Kudo Tsunoda …