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High Street games retailer GAME has credited the success of next-gen consoles for a strong performance in the first half of 2007 that has seen like-for-like sales climb 45.6 per cent and profits reach 6.2 million. In contrast, in the same period last year the chain reported a 5.6 million …

Following weeks of discussion amongst video gaming’s top professionals, the nominations for the The British Academy Video Game Awards in association with PC World have finally been revealed – and it is Nintendo’s popular Wii Sports that leads the way with seven nominations. Nintendo’s game is amongst the recognised titles …

Following weeks of discussion amongst video gaming’s top professionals, the nominations for the The British Academy Video Game Awards in association with PC World have finally been revealed – and it is Nintendo’s popular Wii Sports that leads the way with seven nominations. Nintendo’s game is amongst the recognised titles …

The persistent selling power of Square Enix’ Final Fantasy franchise has helped Sony’s portable whiz kid the PSP surge to the top of the hardware sales charts in Japan, according to sales date from Media Create. Gamesindustry reports that in its first week on sale Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core …

The persistent selling power of Square Enix’ Final Fantasy franchise has helped Sony’s portable whiz kid the PSP surge to the top of the hardware sales charts in Japan, according to sales date from Media Create. Gamesindustry reports that in its first week on sale Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core …

Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …

Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …

JOURNALISTS have the luxury of rehashing a standard introduction to corporate profiles of Sega. So long as you shoehorn in the obligatory Sonic reference and mention the ‘tragic demise’ of the company’s console manufacturing epoch with a retro tear in your eye, you’re on course. Then it’s easy street: throw …

JOURNALISTS have the luxury of rehashing a standard introduction to corporate profiles of Sega. So long as you shoehorn in the obligatory Sonic reference and mention the ‘tragic demise’ of the company’s console manufacturing epoch with a retro tear in your eye, you’re on course. Then it’s easy street: throw …

A week ahead of its official European release, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 epic FPS Halo 3 has appeared on internet file-sharing sites, allowing owners of modified consoles to download and play the game, according to CVG . Whether or not this is linked to Argos’ mistaken early selling of the game …