The Association of UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) has revealed that games UK software sales are down and that pirated games are costing the industry £1.45 billion a year.

The figure comes from the estimate that for every game legally purchased,...

South Korea has announced a series of policies that attempt to curb the growing problem of videogame addiction that the country is facing. A series of recent incidents have caused media outrage in the country's cities, which have some of the most videogame-friendly...

The bright blue, spiky-haired, lightening-fast hedgehog that was once Sega's mascot back in its glory days of the Master System and the Mega Drive, has been crowned the UK's favourite video game character.

Beating Nintendo's emblematic Super...

If the rumours and speculation are to be believed, E3 2009 is set to be held in June at the Los Angeles Convention Centre, and will for the first time, open its doors to the public

There are a few different reports claiming to have heard...

Nintendo has set itself the goal of getting every person in America to own at least one version of its DS handheld console.

In the wake of the DSi announcement, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has said that he expected the...

The two Brain Training titles will be first games released on the US Version of the DSi Shop, Nintendo of America has confirmed.

However, the games will be "retooled" for the new system, according to NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Gaming retailer GameStop is set to acquire French gaming retailer Micromania, in order to gain a presence in France.

GameStop, which started up in America, now has a worldwide presence with stores spreading across 11 different countries.

Now here's something that slipped through the net. New DS Lite SKUs usually get made a big deal out of way before they are available - but yet this charity-themed version has snuck its way onto Amazon US without so much as a peep.

And what...

Anyone still waiting to get their hands on a Nintendo Wii should act sharpish, as high street retailer Woolworths has knocked £20 of its RRP.

The price of the Wii console with Wii Sports is now £159.99 in store, and is the first time the...

EA Sports boss Peter Moore has spoken out against gaming companies suing internet users for illegally downloading their software.

Moore, talking at the Leipzig Games Convention, was commenting on the news that five games firms were fining...

Five top game firms are planning to fine 25,000 British gamers for illegally downloading their software through file-sharing networks.

Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland are seeking £300 in damages from each of the 25,000...

Those crazy boys from Jackass have already been successful moving from the small screen to the big screen - and now they're making their debut on the even smaller screen of the Nintendo DS in a new game from Empire Interactive.

Jackass the...

EA has announced its new Wii Sports-esque Celebrity Sports Showdown as part of its new sports Freestyle brand.

Due to be released sometime in the winter, the game allows you to choose from a number of celebrities and sports star to compete...

Case Logic has announced its brand new range of cases for your favourite handheld gaming device.

Whether you own a DS or PSP, these cases are engineered to protect them when you're on the go.

Made from durable EVA they are built...

If you love the great outdoors, but just don't really like the effort that comes with most of it, then some crazy developers have put together a device that means you could enjoy canoeing, without all that pesky paddling.

Take a look at the...