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Sony’s new NGP handheld will comfortably better the successes of the PSP, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has stated. "EEDAR has no doubt that the NGP will be successful in Japan," he said in a report. "In Japan the PSP currently has the second largest active install base and is on …

The 3DS is just weeks away and, as revealed earlier this week, the true successor to the PSP will be with us by the end of the year. But rather than just the clash of two hardware formats, 2011’s handheld confrontation is going to be fought on an entirely different …

UK games retail’s boom week of 113m wasn’t just serendipitously timed to blow rival entertainment launches out of the water. It coincided with a clear change in direction for ‘Big Media’ when it comes to games. As Call of Duty flew of shelves, Viacom waved the white flag on games, …

Publisher Sega has issued cautious optimism regarding the success or otherwise of its recently released new IP Vanquish. Developed by cult studio Platinum Games under the stewardship of Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, the game has received rave reviews from critics and is a great example of a Japanese-developed title …

It’s out on multiple formats, it’s got a record marketing spend behind it and it’s a fundamentally great game – those are the reasons why Activision thinks Call of Duty: Black Ops can better the record-breaking performance of Modern Warfare 2. Furthermore, Activision thinks the series can continue growing its …

A cross-business marketing push helped Toy Story 3 become one of the biggest movies and games this summer, says Disney. The publisher is understandably delighted at scoring its first All Formats No.1 since 2007’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Toy Story 3 shot up the UK box office …

E3 organiser ESA was delighted by this year’s expo after seeing a sharp increase in international attendance. Exhibitors demanded that ESA attracted more foreign visitors for E3 2010, and the trade body says it has been successful, with a 30 per cent increase in overseas attendees. The company was also …

Ubisoft’s Ruse can help turn the tide for the declining real-time strategy genre, the firm has told MCV. Recent RTS titles such as Command & Conquer 4 and Napoleon: Total War failed to match the success of their series’ predecessors. Ubisoft believes its newest IP has everything it needs to …

Remember, third party titles don’t sell on Wii. Or at least, that’s what some people claim, but the ongoing sales success that is Ubisoft’s Just Dance proves otherwise. It’s return to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week marks its third full week atop …

Over two million PS3 owners have downloaded the music streaming app VidZone. And the team behind the service say they are helping to attract thousands of new users to the platform – even giving comparable services like Spotify a run for their money. More than two million users have signed …