US movie and TV streaming service Netflix is now available on Wii.
Plans to bring the service - which offers thousands of movies and TV episodes - to Nintendo’s home console were announced in January.
Streaming from Netflix via the Wii console is provided at no additional cost to Netflix members who have a plan starting at $8.99 a month, a Wii console and a broadband connection.
The UK games market declined by 7.8 per cent during the first three months of the year.
It generated £303m in the 13 weeks ended April 4, down from £329m a year earlier, according to MCV research based on GfK Chart-Track data.
Videogame unit sales were down 10.8 per cent during the period, from 15.38m to 13.79m.
Dr Tanya Byron and Microsoft executive Neil Thompson have labelled the passing of the Digital Economy Bill into law as a victory for parents and children alike.
Online retailer Amazon has agreed to give a PS3 buyer a partial refund after Sony removed the ability to install other Operating Systems on the console.
NeoGAF forum moderator ‘iapetus’ contacted the retailer to say that his PS3 no longer worked as advertised at the time he bought it, citing European consumer protection laws, reports PlayStation University.
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Modern Warfare 2 retains its grip on the internet's gaming conscious, while Pokemon SoulSilver/HeartGold rise up the chart.
Microsoft appears to have accidentally rubber-stamped Edge's prediction that Gears Of War 3 will release in April 2011.
Captured by Kotaku, the image above appeared on the Xbox Live dashboard before being swiftly removed. It features the trademark Gears Of War logo and a tagline that reads: "The epic story concludes April 2011".
Sony’s PS3 was the bestselling platform in Japan during the week ended April 4, moving just shy of 39,000 units.
That narrowly edged PSP’s sales total of 37,500.
Wii placed third with 31,000 units, followed by the three current DS models, which achieved combined sales of over 41,000 units.
Xbox 360 occupied its regular position near the foot of the chart, ahead of PS2 and PSPgo, which were neck-and-neck.
PS3 - 38,877
PSP - 37,445
Wii - 30,938
DSi LL - 21,583
DSi - 15,526
DS Lite - 4,110
Introducing the latest issue of Edge, featuring PlayStation Move, which is arriving in subscribers' hands now and is out in UK newsagents on April 13.
With interviews with Sony's head of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida and head of developer services Kish Hirani, and having playtested its first generation of games, we analyse the truth behind Sony's take on motion control.
Publisher LucasArts has reportedly shelved plans to launch Star Wars: Battlefront Online.
Earlier this year the game was rumoured to be in pre-production for Xbox 360 and PS3 at Slant Six, the studio behind SOCOM Confrontation and SOCOM Fire Team Bravo 3.
Quantic Dream co-CEO David Cage has revealed that Heavy Rain has sold over one million copies, exceeding the expectations of many.
Speaking to German site Play3 (via CVG), he said: "We have sold more than one million copies of Heavy Rain worldwide. That was a surprise to many, since estimated sales were between 200,000 to 300,000 units.
Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling has said that the first Modern Warfare 2 downloadable content will be released on PS3 and PC early next month.
“The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package DLC will hit PS3 in North America on May 4th, everywhere else May 5th,” Bowling confirmed on Twitter. “PC gets it worldwide on May 4th."
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today claimed that the company is struggling to meet iPad demand, with the tablet platform having topped 450,000 sales since its April 3 US launch.
"We're making [iPads] as fast as we can. Evidently we can't make enough of them yet so we are going to have to try harder," he said, noting that major retailers including Best Buy were experiencing sell-outs.
A new study from Pearl Research has found that the Chinese online gaming market grew 35 per cent last year to $3.9 billion.
The research firm said that the jump was primarily driven by the growing popularity of games on social networking sites such as QZone, Renren and Kaixin001.
"These games are starting to cannibalise some of the advanced casual games on the market," said Pearl's managing director, Allison Luong.
Apple today previewed its iPhone and iPod OS 4 software which, among other features, will enable developers to make use of a new online gaming network coming later this year.
Game Centre will allow developers to create apps that let users invite friends to play a game, start a multiplayer game through matchmaking, track achievements and compare high scores on leaderboards.
Gears Of War 3 will shake up the franchise's acclaimed cover system and feature underwater missions for the first time, Edge can reveal.
Developer Epic Games is set to evolve the combat by introducing new Locust foes with tentacle-like appendages which are capable of extending to player cover spots.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has officially announced that horror first person shooter FEAR 3 is in development.
The sequel to 2009’s FEAR 2: Project Origin will release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in autumn 2010.
It’s being developed by Day 1 Studios, developer of the original FEAR console games in collaboration with Monolith Studios.
Vancouver-based SOCOM developer Slant Six has suffered an unspecified number of “temporary layoffs”.
Managing director Brian Thalken told GameSpot that the studio’s "current project needs do not align with our current staffing levels", and that the developer will bring back "as many of these staff members as possible" once work on new projects picks up.
He added that the affected employees would receive extended benefits while not at work.
Atlus RPG Etrian Odyssey III debuted atop the Japanese software chart during the week ended April 4, selling 88,000 copies.
Koei’s Fist Of The North Star Musou for PS3 trailed by 10,000 sales in its second week on the chart.
Mobile phone operator Orange has released its latest Orange Digital Media Index, providing insight into the behaviour of its 17.4 million UK customers.
The report looked at digital usage patterns across Orange’s entertainment and communications services between October and December 2009, and found that UK consumers downloaded 650,000 games during the period.
FirstPlay, Europe’s first on-console, interactive show, will launch today in high definition on PS3.
The weekly, subscription based show will be accessible via the PlayStation Network in the UK at launch, and across selected European and PAL territories later this year.
FirstPlay will offer reviews and previews of the latest games from the Official PlayStation Magazine team, as well as exclusive access to downloadable content.
In its previous guise as Swordfish Studios, Codemasters Birmingham produced workmanlike action games including Cold Winter, a Rare-inspired FPS, and the improbably respectable 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand. But the relationship with its current owner goes right back to games like Jonah Lomu Rugby, made when it was part of the Rage Games network, and the Brian Lara International Cricket series. Now, as maker of Formula 1 2010, it’s landed the publisher’s biggest and bravest sports licence to date.
The BBC has revealed plans to release Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, a series of four downloadable PC and Mac titles.
Complementing the new TV series, the games will let players take control of the Doctor and Amy. They’ll feature new and original monsters, with the first episode set to be made available in April.
The games are being developed by Sumo Digital and executive produced by Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil, alongside BBC Wales Interactive.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has praised the efforts of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri team, and lavished praise on the game’s achievements in the graphical department.
"Nintendo's staff have been galvanised by Capcom. I can tell they feel like you did what they hadn't yet," he said to Tri’s director, Kaname Fujioka, and producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto.
The controversial Digital Economy Bill was passed by a majority of 142 in the House of Commons last night.
Numerous MPs said that the bill was too important to be pushed through during the wash-up period - the days after a General Election has been called but before the dissolution of parliament. It faced strong opposition from the Liberal Democrats and even from within the Labour Party.