Every Thursday, the Edge Games Index, produced in association with Brandwatch, rates games according to the volume of positive and negative buzz they're inspiring on the web.
DSi again took the top spot on the Japanese hardware sales chart during the week ended October 18, as PSP slipped further behind its rival.
The Australian Classification Board has expressed concern that there are no existing laws governing the rating of mobile applications.
Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games, has revealed that the studio’s bringing classic strategy series Civilization to social networking site Facebook.
Following up from our in-depth look at how Ubisoft Montreal is rebuilding the backstabbing open world adventure for its sequel, we talked with its art director, Mohamed Gambouz, about how he and his team have created its Renaissance Italy setting, from the the art decisions to the technology that enabled them.
PS3 Slim has been outselling Xbox 360 and Wii in Australia for the past month and a half, according to Sony Australia.
Over 60,000 PS3 Slim units have been sold in the country since the console launched on September 3, the platform holder told GameSpot.
Update: Microsoft Has “No Plans For Blu-ray On Xbox 360”
Blu-ray could yet play a role in Microsot's Xbox 360 strategy, according to comments made by company CEO Steve Ballmer.
Subscribers are about to receive the latest issue of Edge, featuring an in-depth look at the Japanese game industry. The issue will be available in UK shops from October 27.
The cover features a bloody rising sun and the line 'Dead or alive: Japan’s game industry faces its own survival horror'. We present a Tokyo Game Show special, with looks at all the major game on display, including Dead Rising 2, Lost Planet 2, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Ninety-Nine Nights II and Monster Hunter 3.
Idol Minds, the developer behind the physics-based PlayStation Network title Pain, has reportedly laid off half of its 50-strong workforce.
One of the affected employees told Gamasutra that the layoffs at the Louisville, Colorado-based studio resulted from "Sony budget cuts”, although the publisher has yet to comment.
What is Assassin’s Creed II? Prior to navigating the twisting hallways of the old textile factory that now houses Ubisoft Montreal, and projects ranging from James Cameron’s Avatar down in the Bunker (a facility so secure its electronic doors sealed every panicked worker inside when the fire bell last bleated a false alarm) to the repeatedly delayed Splinter Cell Conviction, the question seemed entirely redundant. A Glitch in Time Kills Nine Part II, surely?
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EA has labelled Need For Speed “the best-selling racing brand in the gaming world” after franchise sales topped 100 million units, according to the publisher’s internal data.
Since debuting in 1994, EA has launched 15 Need For Speed titles across more than 14 platforms in over 60 countries, generating over $2.7 billion in life-to-date sales.
Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said that a new console from the company would likely retain the motion-control functionality introduced with the Wii, but be “more compact and perhaps even more cost-efficient".
"With both the Wii Remote itself and Wii Motion Plus, what we've been able to do is introduce an interface that is both I think appealing and at the right price for a broad audience,” the Mario creator told Popular Mechanics.
Australian developer Transmission Games has reportedly closed following recent financial troubles.
Earlier this month, the CEO of the Melbourne-based studio told us that 28 members of staff had been let go to reduce “operating costs to ensure the long term health and viability” of the company.
Third party peripheral firm Datel has said that Microsoft’s decision to lock out unlicensed memory cards on the Xbox 360 prevents customers from exercising their freedom of choice.
It took just one drawing to turn my child into a raving Sonic The Hedgehog fan. We were at Jetpack Comics when he saw the cover of Sonic X #37, and somehow the character just hooked him: the spiky hair, the bright blue body and the eyes that screamed, “I am a wiseass”. So I bought him an issue. And then another, and another.
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Microsoft looks set to launch an Xbox 360 rewards programme after sending out invites for a pilot scheme to select Xbox Live members.
According to emails sent to XBL subscribers and forwarded to Kotaku, recipients have until October 21 to sign-up for the “exclusive pilot rewards programme”, which promises "cool stuff" to those who register.
NCsoft’s Aion has debuted atop September’s US PC games retail chart, with the Collector's Edition also taking fifth place in the rankings, according to data provided by the NPD Group.
Nintendo will release a black coloured Wii in Europe next month as part of a limited edition bundle also featuring a Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus accessory, Nunchuk, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.
The black Wii will be available to buy in the UK and Republic of Ireland from November 6 and in mainland Europe on November 20.
Additional black Wii controllers and accessories will be available to purchase separately across Europe from November 20, as will the new black Classic Controller Pro.
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Almost 100,000 gamers have signed a petition against Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward’s decision to drop dedicated server support for more console-like matchmaking in the PC version of the upcoming FPS.
The developer said recently that the PC version will not include code for dedicated multiplayer servers, instead relying on a yet to be revealed, peer-to-peer matchmaking service called IWNET.
Sony sold just 1,000 PSPgo units in Australia during the handheld’s first week of availability.
According to GfK sales figures provided to The Age, the portable sold fewer than 1,000 units in the seven days following its October 1 launch.
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Developer 2D Boy has branded a week-long ‘pay what you want’ promotion for PC and WiiWare title World Of Goo "a huge success” after the game sold 57,000 copies at an average price of $2.03.
The promotion saw sales of the game on Steam up 40 per cent week-on-week, while WiiWare sales rose nine per cent. 2D Boy said that the amount people were willing to pay for the game went up as the days went by before levelling off.
Developer 2D Boy has branded a week-long ‘pay what you want’ promotion for PC and WiiWare title World Of Goo "a huge success” after the game sold 57,000 copies at an average price of $2.03.
The promotion saw sales of the game on Steam up 40 per cent week-on-week, while WiiWare sales rose nine per cent. 2D Boy said that the amount people were willing to pay for the game went up as the days went by before levelling off.