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Not content with boosting the weekly video games software market in the UK last week, the release of the latest instalment in the Halo saga also provided a welcome boost for Microsoft’s hardware sales. The release of Halo Reach helped increase Xbox 360 console unit sales by 99 per cent …

UK developer Sports Interactive has confirmed that its newest title Football manager 2011 will be released in the UK on November 5th. That day will also see the release of Football Manager Handheld 2011. Dates for other territories will be announced is due course. The game includes a new contract …

Cult Japanese developer Cave is seemingly on the brink of bringing its first ever boxed Western release to the UK High Street. In recent times the studio has enjoyed great success on iPhone with hit releases DoDonPachi Resurrection and Espgaluda II, but its recent love for Xbox 360 has been …

Adam Davis – Trading Director, GAME Our stores are all geared up for the launch of PlayStation Move, and customer excitement is increasing. Lots of our teams have played and enjoyed it already, and this is being passed on when they talk to our customers.As always with a big new …

MCV can reveal that 300,000 copies of Microsoft’s Halo Reach were sold in the game’s first 24 hours on sale in the UK. This already puts Halo Reach at number ten in the all-time UK weekly sales league table, leaving it in prime position to climb the listings through to …

Having just confirmed a large number of midnight openings for Tuesday’s Xbox 360 exclusive Halo Reach, HMV has confirmed a second games offensive – it is host the official UK launch of Capcom’s zombie sequel Dead Rising 2. Furthermore, the retailer will also offer consumers a chance to buy the …

Sony is spending 750,000 to ensure PlayStation Move is embraced by mainstream audiences when it launches next week. But the ad spend dodges specialist media and games retail to favour a supermarket tour, lifestyle press promotions and ads around major TV shows such as Big Brother, X-Factor and Premier League …

Microsoft has at last gone official on the bundle first spotted last month by revealing the 250GB version of its Xbox 360 Kinect hardware bundle. The SKU will include the high-capacity 250GB variant of the Xbox 360 S, a Kinect camera and a copy of Kinect Adventures. It will retail …

Sega has confirmed that Yakuza 4 will be released in western markets in spring of next year – around 12 months after it first hit Japanese retail. Four is a very powerful number,” the European Sega blog reads. In this particular instalment as not only will you experience the gritty …

Publisher EA has announced that it is bringing its children’s’ virtual world Littlest Pet Shop Online to the UK this September. The game is based on the popular Hasbro kids licence. Targeted at girls, it offers the chance to create and customise pets and share them with online friends. Players …