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XNA Gamefest session points to branded stores for future titles

Downloadable games studio will have first game live on App Store soon

It’s ‘as you were’ for the top three in this week’s All Format charts from ESLPA/ChartTrack. Nintendo’s Wii-exclusive Super Smash Bros Brawl claims its second week as the top selling games in the UK, while EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company and LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones are placed in second and thord …

Nintendo has targeted the Asian market outside of Japan with new DS consoles and simulation titles, according to Japanese paper Nikkei. As reported by Thompson Financial, the platform-holder has developed localised DS systems for the Taiwan market, and will debut them in mobile phone stores this month. China will also …

The US-based Sony PlayStation website has been infiltrated by hackers, according to a claim by IT security and control firm Sophos. ‘Experts’ at the company have apparently discovered that cybercriminals have injected unauthorised code on pages promoting the PlayStation games SingStar Pop and God of War. According to the firm: …

Sony has shot down a rumour that it is set to introduce PS2 titles as downloadable games on the PlayStation Store. Next-gen.biz reports that a strong source supplied a PSN screenshot (pictured) that suggested Sony would be revealing the service at E3 this year – as its answer to Xbox …

The Xbox 360 has become the cheapest home console on the Australian market after Microsoft slashed the price of the entry level Arcade model from [AUD] $399 (191) to $349 (167). The mid-range 360 console, with a 20GB hard drive, now sells for $499 (239). Before the cuts it was …

Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is sitting proudly atop three of the leading sales charts in Europe this week. For the week ending June 22nd, the stealth-action classic is No.1 in Spain, Germany and Sweden. According to Next-Gen.biz, MGS4 has already sold more than one million …

Open-source starter kit developed by Korean studio Zepetto

Consumers finally filled in on Trophies and in-game XMB