Over 50 million PS2s shipped - Sony

Putting the current round of console wars into perspective, Sony has today announced that it has shipped over 50 million PS2s worldwide as of January 15 - with 8.5 million of them shipped in November and December alone.

THQ Wireless publishes for i-Mode with Konami

The mobile gaming subsidiary of THQ has announced a co-publishing deal with Konami which will see several of its games, ring tones and pictures being made available to users of i-Mode mobile services.

Mortal Kombat sells a million, MS linked to Midway buyout

The latest iteration of the Mortal Kombat franchise, Deadly Alliance, has racked up sales of a million units across all formats, prompting some analysts to suggest that Midway may now be an acquisition target.

New SN Systems kit slashes Gamecube devkit costs

Bristol-based dev tools specialists roll out new Cube hardware

Receivers called in as Rage looks for a way forward

Sources within embattled British publisher Rage have told us that receivers have been called in today following the suspension of the company's shares yesterday, but that the group is still exploring other options.

Acclaim shares slide as figures reveal Q1 losses

Publisher Acclaim Entertainment has seen its share price slide by a quarter after posting a significantly higher than expected loss for its first quarter, blamed on very weak sales in North America.

UK Charts: Xmas big hitters keep selling as market settles

The big hits of the festive shopping season are still flying off the shelves for EA, Konami and Take 2 as the market settles down after the biggest Christmas sales period ever recorded.

Rage shares suspended after banks close credit line

All trading in shares of British publisher Rage has been halted on the London stock exchange pending a statement from the company, after the group's banking facilities were withdrawn earlier today.

Barrysworld evolves into GAME.net

Square and Enix merger on the rocks

The much-vaunted merger of Japanese giant developers Square and Enix has hit a snag, with the largest shareholder in Square objecting to the financial terms of the deal and threatening to vote against it.

UK Culture minister attacks videogames

Labour culture minister Kim Howells has attacked the "heartlessness" of videogames, accusing the medium in an interview with the Independent of "always playing to the lowest common denominator".

PS2 sold 6.5m worldwide in December

Sony points out that 6.5 million PS2s flew off the shelves between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year, breaking records in the process and helping year on sales upwards despite two new competitors for 2002.

UK game sales record smashed, says ELSPA

2002 was another record breaking year for the videogames industry, trade body ELSPA announced today, with combined UK sales of leisure software and hardware breaking the £2 billion mark for the first time.

Xbox Live dominating in US

Microsoft’s Xbox Live service has built up a user base of over a quarter of a million in the US in just 60 days, according to the platform holder’s reports. Microsoft believes this puts them “securely in the No.2 position”.

NVIDIA targets Mac users

NVIDIA has extended its “The Way It’s Meant to Be Played” marketing campaign to include Macintosh systems. Thanks to a new partnership it hopes to become synonymous among Mac owners with quality visuals.

Nintendo updates GBA

Nintendo has announced plans to release a new GBA console worldwide, with backlighting, a clamshell design and a rechargeable battery – and we have the specs, right down to the shape, size, weight and recharge time.

Vice hangs onto top slot

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City continued to hog the number one slot in the UK ELSPA chart in the first Top 40 of the New Year, and has been confirmed as the fastest selling title in the country ever.

Nintendo of Europe imports marketing guru

Titus to sell Interplay

Titus is planning to flog Interplay for as much as they can get, French news sources quoting Titus CEO Hervé Caen have revealed. In the absence of any hit titles though, it could be an uphill struggle.

Xbox Linux donor extends prize offer

The mysterious donor behind the Xbox Linux project has unmasked himself, and extended the deadline for the second phase of the competition, which aims to have Linux running on an unmodified Xbox games console by the end of the year.