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Konami has just confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4 has sold more than 1 million copies in Europe in just one week on sale.



Chart-Track figures have been released, and show that GTA IV has managed to sell more than 926,000 copies in its first five days on sale... in the UK alone.



In the wake of the recent Xbox 360 price cut, sales of the console have risen 35-40 Europe-wide price drop, Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch confirmed today.



The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now hit shop shelves. The Video Appeals Committee (VAC) upheld an earlier decision that the game could be sold, following a nine-month battle between devlopers Rockstar and UK censor...



About a week ago, it came to our attention that the Devil May Cry 3 had a strong dominance on the PS3 in Japan, but figured the game would have a tougher time in the US and the UK. It seems we were wrong.



A few days ago, the UK High Court decided that the Video Appeals Committee, which had recently granted the game an 18-certificate release in the country, must reconsider its decision.



Play.com has announced a release date and pricing for PS3 TV. It will be released at the end of March in the UK and will retail for £99.99.



The famous book has solved many an argument about who's the fastest runner, the best sleeper, smallest cat, biggest cat and so forth. Now a completely new version of the book will be released: The Gamer's Edition.



Manhunt 2 has constantly been refused a rating in the UK by the British Board of Film Classification, effectively banning it from release, by Rockstar are still determined to see it hit UK store shelves. Thanks to the common sense of the Video Appeals Committee, it might actually happen this time.



While the gaming industry is still recovering from the top news of Activision and Blizzard merging in one of the biggest industry mergers, another smaller merger was taking place across the pond in the UK.



According to a new study, produced by Microsoft. At least 75% of parents are concerned with the content of video games despite great lengths of companies to stress the educational and social aspects of gaming.



Rumours of plans for a 40GB version of the PS3 in the UK rate amongst one of the worst kept secrets in the games industry this year. After much speculation on gamers and critics alike though, Sony have finally decided to finally confirmed what their their plans for the PS3 in PAL territories are.



Video game retailing giant Game today announced their wholesale acquisition of UK retail brand Gamestation. The acquisition see's Game receiving full ownership of all 217 Gamestation stores across the UK and Ireland, pushing the company's overall store base to 1,047 outlets worldwide.

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