game news

Sony reports a 76 per cent increase in worldwide PS3 sales compared to the previous year.

Microsoft’s Robbie Bach tags Natal for this year and unveils ‘Xbox Game Room’ in leaked CES video interview.

Former IO Interactive lead programmer Steffen Toksvig joins the Unity dev tool provider.

Publisher reports holiday sales boom thanks to N.O.V.A-Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance and James Cameron's Avatar.

Trading site Goozex releases figures for 2009 showing the most requested second-hand games.

Industry sales may have dipped from 2008’s record high, but last year was the second-strongest ever for games in the UK.

Square Enix CEO admits the Japanese games industry faces challenges, but says developers “have the capability to change and face tomorrow”.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs sees “no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon” as download store hits milestone in less than 18 months.

New optical disc technology from Sony and Panasonic grows the layer capacity of Blu-ray from 25GB to 33.4GB.

Microsoft names Japan’s biggest XBLA games, downloadable content, Games On Demand and demos of both 2009 and all time.

Nintendo president says strong software and recent price cut helped boost hardware sales over the holiday period.

Future Nintendo handheld will feature “highly detailed graphics” and motion sensing capabilities, according to Satoru Iwata.

A record December saw Nintendo’s shares climb five per cent to their highest since last October.

The Motley Fool says GTA publisher is the best bet for potential buyout in 2010.

The publisher's French arm feels there is a problem with Mature-style games on Wii.

Meridian 59 operator announces its closure after five years "on life support”.