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Chinese web giant Shanda is to sell off a 22 per cent share in its online gaming unit next week, as part of an IPO estimated to be worth $725 million. Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd, the parent company of Shanda Games, has agreed to a Nasdaq-listed initial public offering set …

Microsoft has announced a limited edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 console complete with 250 GB hard drive. The machine will be made available exclusively through GAME and Gamestation, and boasts a warzone design, two wireless controllers, an Xbox 360 headset and a standard copy of Modern Warfare 2. The …

Spawn Labs has developed a machine that allows you to play your consoles games on your PC. The Spawn HD-720 has an RRP of $199.95 and streams console games from your Xbox, PlayStation or GameCube to your PC. An adapter for each console is also required and are priced at …

Square Enix has dated Space Invaders Extreme 2 on DS for October 2nd in the UK. Developed by Taito, the game follows last year’s popular original, but with additional game modes, levels as well as greatly improved visuals and audio. Space Invaders Extreme 2 is another quality arcade release from …

Batman: Arkham Asylum has sold almost 2 million units in the US. The sales figures was mentioned in an LA Times report on Warner Bros, which co-published Batman in the States. The article reveals the game has reached reached this sales milestone in less than a month”, dubbing it a …

Whilst Nintendo continues to outsell all its opposition in the August hardware sales figures in North America, the biggest gains were enjoyed by the resurgent PS3, according to NPD’s August sales data. PS3 units sales were up an impressive 72 per cent over July, though Nintendo still emerged the clear …

Sales analyst NPD has revealed that the North American video games market suffered yet another monthly decline in August – its sixth in as many months – though there are signs that the drops are abating. The market’s total value hit $908.72m throughout the month – 16 per cent down …

Head over to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for a look at some of the hottest games approaching retail in the near future. This week, we offer a look at EA’s FIFA 10, the latest instalment in the best-selling football franchise. With a new Virtual Pro mode, revamped engine and …

Sega has confirmed that development is well underway on a brand new 2D Sonic title, which is currently going under the name Project Needlemouse. Little is known about the game as of yet, though Sega’s associate brand manager Ken Balough told GameSpot that the game has been built from the …

Square Enix has just confirmed the rumours – Final Fantasy XIII will be released on PS3 in Japan on December 17th. The game will cost YEN 8,800 – that translates to around 60, which could conceivably point to a higher than normal RRP in the UK a la Call of …