UK Charts: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Metal Gear Solid HD Arrive In Force
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 has burst straight in at the top of the UK video games sales charts this week, following a very strong release last week. It managed to hold off the M...
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Iwata: 'Bitter Lesson' Learned From Slow 3DS Launch
- Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said in an earnings briefing this week that the botched launch of the 3DS was a learning experience that the company will apply to the upco...
European Publisher Rising Star Opens U.S. Arm
- European publisher Rising Star Games has opened a U.S. branch in California, and intends to begin releasing titles in North America, starting with a localized version of b...
THQ Exits Kids' Licensed Game Business
- THQ said on Wednesday that it is exiting the kids' licensed games business, and going forward will focus on "core" gamer titles while expanding its digital business. It'...
UK Charts: FIFA 12 Continues To Dominate
- FIFA 12 has continued to dominate the UK video games sales charts, which are compiled by GfK Chart-Track, allowing it to become the highest grossing sports game ever in th...
SOPA Opposition Continues To Grow As League For Gamers Gain Support
- The opposition against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) continues to grow as the newly established League for Gamers gains more studio support. ...
EA Board Member Publicly Opposes SOPA, PIPA
- It has come to our attention that a board member of video game publisher Electronic Arts is publicly opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). ...
EA Refuses To Oppose SOPA
- Publisher Electronic Arts has refused to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or break away from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), an industry lobby group ...
Mario Party 9 European Release Date Announced
- Nintendo have revealed the launch date for board game/party title/fan service hybrid Mario Party 9. It will be released on the 2nd of March 2012 across Europe simultaneous...
Final Fantasy Creator Attending MCM Midlands
- MCM Midlands Comic Con has announced that they will have a rather special guest at their show next month - the creator of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi wil...
New Fitness-Based DLC For Just Dance 3 Due This Month
- While not the most appetizing sounding downloads in the world, Ubisoft's announcement of two new "Just Sweat" packs are sure to be popular with anyone still looking to wor...
Prince of Persia Arrives On Wii, 3DS This Week
- Legendary platformer series Prince of Persia sees not one, but two re-releases for Nintendo consoles this week. An official Nintendo announcement revealed that the SNES an...
UPDATED Rumor: THQ Cancels 2014 Lineup, Looking For Buyer
- UPDATE: THQ PR got back to Kotaku and said they haven't heard anything about the rumored 2014 cancellations. Original Story: THQ had a pretty rough fourth quarter, with p...
Just Dance Franchise Sells 25 Million Units
- Ubisoft has proudly announced that the Just Dance franchise has now sold over 25 million units around the world on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. The lates...
Over 100,000 Gamers Urge EA To Oppose SOPA
- Over 100,000 gamers have signed a petition on Change.org urging publisher Electronic Arts to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Started by Shashank Katsurirangan, ...
The Last Story Special Edition Coming to Europe
- The Last Story will be receiving a special edition in Europe, according to a listing by Swiss retailer 1ADVD. The special edition of the game will contain the following i...
Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 12, Battlefield 3 Top UK Sales In 2011
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 12 and Battlefield 3 were the best selling games in the UK throughout 2011 according to UKIE and GfK Chart-Track. These three, alongs...
UK Charts: FIFA 12 Starts 2012 On Top
- FIFA 12 has started off 2012 as it ended 2011, at the top of the UK video game sales charts, which are compiled by GfK Chart-Track. Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern...
Rumour: New Zelda Title Already In Development
- Zelda sage Eiji Aonuma confirmed a few months ago that his team at Nintendo were already planning the next Zelda title, but he's now hinted via the Hyrule Historia book, t...
Japanese Video Game Market Revenues Declined 8% In 2011
- Total revenue from the Japanese video game market fell 8 percent in 2011 year-over-year, despite increased hardware sales. According to data from Famitsu's Enterbrain, a...
