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Minecraft on 360 breaks XBLA sales records
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has smashed all previous Xbox Live Arcade sales records after selling the most units in just 24 hours.
Nintendo admits that digital service could miss Wii U launch
Nintendo is pondering whether it will launch a digital download service on the day it launches its next home console, the Wii U.
Are you ready for tomorrow's release avalanche?
It may not top the record-breaking performance of the UK games market last week, but tomorrow is set to be one of the busiest days of the year for games ...
Uncharted 3 sells 3.8m units on day one
Sony has announced that Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception sold 3.8m copies worldwide on its first day of release.
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Nottingham Market to be "transformed" into Hyrule
In celebration of its 25th birthday, Nintendo’s iconic Zelda franchise is to take the limelight at October’s GameCity6 event in Nottingham next month.
Could 3DS sell 150k on day one?
With its UK launch nearly upon us, Nintendo has said that pre-orders for the 3DS are running at double the rate experienced with Wii back in 2006.
EA’s The Sims backs Comic Relief
Electronic Arts is set to raise thousands of pounds for Comic Relief via its best-selling The Sims franchise.
Homefront sells 375k in US
New first person shooter contender Homefront sold 375k units in its first day on sale in the US, publisher THQ has confirmed.
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GamesAid Golf and Spa Day returns in June
GamesAid will once again hold a Golf and Spa Day this summer.
Gaming can cause ‘psychological problems’
Children who spend two hours or more every day either playing video games or watching TV are at a greater risk of suffering psychological problems, a new British study has ...
‘Green Day more suited to RB than Beatles’
MTV Games boss Scott Guthrie believes that Green Day: Rock Band is a better fit for the franchise’s audience than last year’s Beatles tie-in.
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Avatar topples The Dark Knight
James Cameron’s Avatar has broken UK records to become the fastest selling Blu-ray release every in this country.
GoW III sold 1m in week one
We don’t know in what region and we don’t know the exact timeframe, but SCEA’s VP or marketing Peter Dille has stated that God of War III passed the 1m ...
Charity Golf day sold out
One of the most popular events in the UK games industry’s annual events calendar, the GamesAid Third Annual Charity Golf and Spa Day, has sold out.
Online retail explodes over Xmas
The Christmas break may be a time to focus on family and loved ones, but it now seems that it has become the prime opportunity for online shopping – and ...
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JAPAN: Final Fantasy XIII sells 1m+
Long-awaited RPG Final Fantasy XIII was finally released on PS3 in Japan yesterday and has, according to Kotaku, already sold over 1m copies in the territory.
Vagrant Story confirmed for PSN
Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that fan favourite PSOne RPG Vagrant Story will be released on the PlayStation Network in PAL regions on December 22nd.
JAPAN: New Mario sells 422k
Nintendo may have weathered a mixed 2009 – particularly in Japan – but new sales numbers from Japan suggest that its iconic mascot Mario remains as popular today as he ...
MW2 sales pass $550m worldwide
It just can’t stop breaking records! Publisher Activision Blizzard has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sold-through a staggering $550m in its first five days on sale.
JAPAN: Uncharted 2 impresses
Whilst Sony’s Uncharted series has been a firm favourite in the West since its arrival in late 2007, it’s reception in Japan has been less enthusiastic – a problem that ...
Army of Two dated for 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day, EA’s follow-up to its surprise 2008 next-gen hit, will no longer be released this year and will instead join the growing number of titles ...
MS assures retail about games-on-demand
With Xbox 360’s full games-on-demand service now just days away, Microsoft’s VP of strategy and business development for Interactive Entertainment Shane Kim has stated that any possibility of digital releases ...
iPhone 3GS sales pass 1m
Apple has confirmed that sales of its latest iPhone, the 3GS, have hit the one million mark globally – after just three days on the market.
iPhone 3GS beats sales records
The queues may have seemed smaller than this time last year, but mobile operator O2 has stated that the new Apple iPhone 3GS is way ahead of where its predecessor ...
