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  • UK game sales grow in 2007

    UK game sales grow in 2007

    10 January 2008, 14:52

    The UK interactive entertainment software market hit a new all time high in 2007, according to ELSPA as it reveals annual performance figures today, courtesy of Chart-Track.

  • PC horror Penumbra: Black Plague dated

    PC horror Penumbra: Black Plague dated

    10 January 2008, 10:54

    Penumbra: Black Plague is a creepy and dark psychological horror experience featuring the adventures of Philip as he sets of in search of his dead father.

  • NVIDIA users get free slice of Portal

    NVIDIA users get free slice of Portal

    10 January 2008, 10:04

    Following a survey,which shows that more Steam gamers play on NVIDIA GeForce hardware than any other graphics platform,Valve and NVIDIA has entered into an agreement to collaborate on development and ...

  • PS3 gets Darth Vader, Xbox 360 gets Yoda

    PS3 gets Darth Vader, Xbox 360 gets Yoda

    10 January 2008, 09:38

    Namco Bandai has confirmed that the Star Wars characters, Darth Vader and Yoda will be playable fighters in the fourth installment on the world renowned weapon-based fighting series, Soul Caliber ...

  • Two PS3 models pulled in Japan

    Two PS3 models pulled in Japan

    10 January 2008, 09:08

    Sony has announced that they will be discontinuing both the 20GB and 60GB PS3 models in Japan to concentrate on a more extensive line-up of software titles for PS3

  • Mcdonald's: Games to blame for childhood obesity

    Mcdonald's: Games to blame for childhood obesity

    10 January 2008, 08:47

    The chief executive and president of McDonald's UK, Steve Easterbrook, has pointed his finger at videogames and blamed the industry for contributing towards childhood obesity.

  • 1 million Japanese gamers get fit, the Wii way

    1 million Japanese gamers get fit, the Wii way

    9 January 2008, 13:06

    Nintendo has turned the living room into a fitness center for Japanese gamers who are snapping up copies of Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board, a title that is ...

  • Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath - Xbox 360, PC

    Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath - Xbox 360, PC

    9 January 2008, 12:17

    Due for release in the second quarter of 2008, the single player campaign of Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath will allow players to experience a new story that spans 20 ...

  • Xbox 360 ready to adopt Blu-Ray if HD-DVD fails

    Xbox 360 ready to adopt Blu-Ray if HD-DVD fails

    9 January 2008, 11:40

    Following the news earlier this week that Warner Bros. has made the decision to drop their support for the HD-DVD format, Microsoft has also been mulling over the future of ...

  • Bioshock 2 to turn back the clock?

    Bioshock 2 to turn back the clock?

    9 January 2008, 10:02

    Rumour has it that Bioshock 2 is currently under development at 2K Games' Czech studio, but it won't be a straightforward sequel. We really hope this rumour is true....

  • Air Guitar spotted for Guitar Hero franchise

    Air Guitar spotted for Guitar Hero franchise

    9 January 2008, 10:02

    At the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jada Toys, Inc. has unveiled the Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker, an electronic toy based on Activision's blockbuster video game franchise, ...

  • Nintendo pick up Emmy for Wii and DS controls

    Nintendo pick up Emmy for Wii and DS controls

    9 January 2008, 09:10

    Nintendo has picked up an Emmy award for the second year running from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for excellence in engineering creativity.

  • PSP to become GPS system

    PSP to become GPS system

    9 January 2008, 08:51

    In Spring 2008, Sony will be launching a new range called Go! Explore, which will turn the PSP into a Personal GPS Navigation System system.

  • Portable Dreamcast runs on two R/C car batteries

    Portable Dreamcast runs on two R/C car batteries

    8 January 2008, 11:24

    SEGA may have discontinued the Dreamcast in March 2001 and withdrew it entirely from the console hardware business, but that hasn't stopped a keen fan from putting together his own ...

  • Codemasters Online announce Connect 2008

    Codemasters Online announce Connect 2008

    8 January 2008, 10:23

    Codemasters Online has today unveiled plans to hold a brand new gaming event, called 'Connect 2008', which will take place at Omega Sektor in Birmingham this March.

  • Omega Five and Tron hit XBLA this week

    Omega Five and Tron hit XBLA this week

    8 January 2008, 10:10

    Hardcore and casual gamers alike can look forward to Wednesday, when two new titles will be released on the Xbox live arcade.

  • MS announces nine more 'Games for Windows' titles

    MS announces nine more 'Games for Windows' titles

    8 January 2008, 09:24

    At CES 2008, Microsoft announced nine more 'Games for Windows' titles, joining the portfolio from renowned publishers, including Capcom, Eidos and Lucas Arts.

  • FIFA 08 tops first videogames chart of 2008

    FIFA 08 tops first videogames chart of 2008

    8 January 2008, 09:13

    It's the perfect start to the new year for Electronic Arts, who will no doubt be chuffed to have three titles in this week's multi-format videogame's chart top ten. T

  • Our House built from the ground up for Wii

    Our House built from the ground up for Wii

    8 January 2008, 08:47

    Majesco Entertainment Company has confirmed that they are developing Our House, a title that will allow gamers to build, design and decorate their own home and share them with others ...

  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl screenshot extravaganza - Wii

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl  screenshot extravaganza - Wii

    8 January 2008, 08:46

    You always know when a game is getting close to its release date, because the developer unleashes a barrage of new screenshots designed to make you quiver in eager anticipation ...

  • The official word: Skype on PSP this January

    The official word: Skype on PSP this January

    7 January 2008, 14:55

    The news that Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is introducing the VOIP service, Skype to the PSP has now been officially confirmed today.

  • Little to keep PS3/PSP fans happy at CES opening day

    Little to keep PS3/PSP fans happy at CES opening day

    7 January 2008, 13:50

    Okay so CES isn't a gaming convention, and neither Sony nor Microsoft usually use the event to announce big console news, but nevertheless Sony's keynote speech was disappointing for gamers ...

  • Silence lifted on SEGA's release dates

    Silence lifted on SEGA's release dates

    7 January 2008, 12:35

    SEGA has announced the release dates for some of their biggest titles of 2008, including The Club and Condemned 2: Bloodshot. Get saving your pocket money for March.

  • Wii gets Royal seal of approval from the Queen

    Wii gets Royal seal of approval from the Queen

    7 January 2008, 11:11

    An unexpected seal of approval for the Nintendo Wii has come from an unlikely source, following the news that her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II had a hoot playing the console ...

  • Rockstar add line-up to Steam, including GTA series

    Rockstar add line-up to Steam, including GTA series

    7 January 2008, 10:42

    Rockstar Games has added a number of their titles to the popular digital download service, STEAM, including every game in the Grand Theft Auto series.

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  • US PS3 Christmas sales figures hit 1.2 million, PS2 sells more

    US PS3 Christmas sales figures hit 1.2 million, PS2 sells more

    7 January 2008, 09:35

    Sony has released sales figures for North America and it's the PSP that has expectedly come out on top, closely followed by the eight-year old Playstation 2, and finally, the ...

  • New television content - Ugly Betty and more - for Xbox 360

    New television content - Ugly Betty and more - for Xbox 360

    7 January 2008, 08:42

    At Microsoft's keynote speech at CES 2008, Bill Gate's revealed that the US Xbox live marketplace is expanding once again, adding content from two major entertainment partners

  • BT first to provide Xbox 360 set-top box capability

    BT first to provide Xbox 360 set-top box capability

    7 January 2008, 08:32

    British Telecom will be the first company to offer their customers Xbox 360 set-top box capabilities when the IPTV service is launched later this year.

  • Sony seeking opinion on Playstation Store subs

    Sony seeking opinion on Playstation Store subs

    4 January 2008, 15:23

    Sony are grilling their Asian customers with questions that suggest that they're looking into a subscription based service for downloading PsOne and PSP titles via the Playstation Store.

  • Harvest Moon descends onto Wii Virtual Console

    Harvest Moon descends onto Wii Virtual Console

    4 January 2008, 14:12

    The Wii's European Virtual Console has had its first update of the year, with news that the SNES farming simulation Harvest Moon is now available to download.

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  • Free game for XBLA users

    Free game for XBLA users

    4 January 2008, 13:08

    In response to the annoyed army of Xbox live subscribers that suffered numerous connection problems to the live service over the holiday period, Microsft will be offering a free Xbox ...

  • Xbox 360 sales hit nearly 17.7 million

    Xbox 360 sales hit nearly 17.7 million

    4 January 2008, 11:24

    Microsoft are today shouting from the rooftops about their successful sales period, in which they sold approximately 4.3 million Xbox 360s in the last three months of 2007.

  • World in Conflict now available via digital delivery

    World in Conflict now available via digital delivery

    4 January 2008, 10:19

    Digital delivery is fast becoming the norm these days and Massive Entertainment has jumped on board the service by announcing that the World War II action strategy game, World in ...