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The UK launch of Apple’s iPad 2 will be delayed on Friday due to an error in shipping the device to its UK stores. Although Apple has denied rumours of a delay, insisting that the website says 25 March and that’s when it’ll be”, it would seem that any Apple …

Over 1,200 stores are planning to open at midnight this Thursday (March 24th) and start selling the Nintendo 3DS at the earliest opportunity. The official retail launch event will take place at HMV’s Oxford Street store, where the first 500 buyers will be able to claim a free 3DS game …

After a massive marketing campaign and a huge amountof hype, THQ’s big FPS contender Homefront has debuted at the top of the UKIE games charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track. Last week’s chart winner, EA’s Dragon Age II, slips to second spot ahead of Nintendo’s Pokemon White which also slips one …

Rumours are building that next week’s planned UK launch of the Apple iPad 2 could be delayed. A report from iSuppli estimates that at least five key components of the device (including the battery and compass) are manufactured in Japan. And with the country still suffering severe disruption following last …

The popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter has seen the sector overtake entertainment – a category that includes adult entertainment and pornography – in the online popularity tables. TechWatch reports that a new report from Experian Hitwise shows that social networks attracted 2.4bn visits in the …

The industry must unite and start sharing data if we’re ever going to get a digital download chart. That’s the message from UKIE this week as pressure mounts from the highest level for the industry to move away from retail-only sales rankings. In the US, Electronic Arts has hit out …

The boxed edition of Tales of Monkey Island has taken Germany by storm, and publisher Lace Mamba Global hopes to repeat the success in the UK. The game has become the top-selling adventure title on Amazon.de for more than eight weeks in a row. It reaches UK shelves on April …

As was speculated yesterday, Sony has confirmed that following the delay to its release in Japan, Sony will also postpone the release of PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse in the UK. "Although we have shipped the game into the channel last week, given that we are able to do so, we …

It’s due out this Friday in the UK, but Sony has confirmed that no firm decision has yet been made on the European release of Motorstorm Apocalypse. The game was scheduled for release in Japan this Thursday but has now been delayed indefinitely following the terrible earthquake that ravaged Japan …

With the cheapest PS3 SKU still costing between 230 and 240 on the UK High Street, the boss of SCEE UK has admitted that he hopes the upfront price of the machine could yet drop further. "PS3 has taken longer than PS2 to establish itself simply because of the cost …