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Fallout 3 and Call of Duty: World at War both do the double

Though sales fall and losses grow at Sony’s PlayStation division; PS2 sees software sales nosedive

Andrew Brown, Ian Livingstone, Jeremy Wigmore and Alan Pritchard elected by peers

Strong marketing will help title achieve popularity, claims publisher

‘Modest’ year-on-year increases mark a notable victory for gaming despite challenging economic conditions

Click through to find out who won what at the Games Media Awards

Codemasters’ Formula One outing finally nears release on Wii and PSP; Xbox 360 and PS3 versions out next year

Apple, the BBC and Shazam also among the winners at the fourth annual ME Awards

March 2010 release confirmed for Polyphony Digital’s PS3 racer in Japan

Activision Blizzard gives Bizarre Creations “additional time to fully optimize its vision”

Mario and Sonic, Aliens vs. Predator, Planet 51 and Bayonetta to benefit from massive marketing support

Activision’s music sequel outdoes EA’s The Beatles: Rock Band at top of the UK Charts

Big gains for Sony’s console as EA’s Madden NFL 10 tops the monthly software charts

North American video games market suffers sixth consecutive month of decline

Video game revenues fall to three month lull ahead of busy September

The decision by Eidos and its Beautiful Game Studios to sell the next Championship Manager’s digital version for a penny no doubt raised some eyebrows this week - moreso than the unveiling of the new slimline PS3 in some quarters.

All the way through Cologne's debut trade fair this week, publisher heads praised Gamescom. Sony’s Kaz Hirai even called it “the third major date on the industry calendar”. Of course they would say that: They were the ones who wanted to up sticks and move the show away from Leipzig in the first place.

Organisers hail “world’s largest trade event”; Next year’s show already dated for 18-22nd of August 2010

GAMESCOM'09: Excitement builds as key Euro trade expo in Cologne kicks off