Gaming

The Nintendo Wii has become the fastest selling video games console in UK's history after one million of the consoles were sold 38 weeks after the Wii was launched. The Nintendo Wii achieved the one million landmark in a shorter time than the Sony PlayStation 2, which, after a difficult ... [full story]

Xbox 360 Elite is the newest addition to the Xbox family that includes a huge 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cable, and a premium black finish and will be launched on August 24th in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany first, with other countries to follow. The Xbox ... [full story]

Activision announced yesterday that legendary guitar hero Slash (Guns N' Roses) will provide an original track and appear as a boss battle character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, giving wannabe rock stars the chance to shred against the music icon. Guns N' Roses' rock anthem hit "Welcome to ... [full story]

Vivendi Games / Sierra has revealed Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, a stealth-action game due to be launched at E3 next month. The upcoming Bourne Conspiracy game will give players the experience of becoming a 30 million dollar elite agent, fusing an experience that delves ... [full story]

Assault on Dark Athena will be available on PS3 and Xbox 360 before the end of the year. The remake is said to be titled The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, with the report indicating that the game will feature an extended single-player campaign, brand-new online multiplayer and a ... [full story]

Actor Liam Neeson will sell his voice for a character in Fallout 3. According to Bethesda Liam will bring to life the father of the main character in Fallout 3, playing a prominent role during the events that take place underwater. This role was written with Liam in mind, and provides the dramatic ... [full story]

Alienware announced today that it will start shipping computers with Nvidia’s latest and most powerful graphics card, the Nvidia 8800 Ultra. The new card (which is actually an overclocked version of 8800 GTX) will be installed on Alienware’s Area 51 and Aurora desktops and on Dell’s XPS series of gaming computers. Systems ... [full story]

After reporting the massive success with Wii- which sold more than 5.84 million units in less than 6 months- Nintendo announced that more than 1 million copies of Pokemon for DS have been sold in the US in less than a week. So the fact that Nintendo reports a new success ... [full story]

Sony's previous generation gaming console is still making waves, claiming the top-selling game last month over a handful of big next-gen titles. God of War II sold more than 833,000 copies last month.  It was released on March 13, and its sales numbers are more than double the next top-selling game ... [full story]

Ubisoft and Gearbox Software announced today that the Brothers In Arms franchise is in development for the Nintendo DS and Wii systems. Scheduled to ship this year, Brothers In Arms Double Time (fall) and Brothers In Arms DS (summer) will, for the first time, immerse Nintendo system owners into the ... [full story]

Get ready for the most savage, sexy and action-packed MMO  ever created as Funcom and Eidos finally open the floodgates to the massive world of Conan. The official Age of Conan Beta sign-up starts today, giving thousands of pioneers a unique chance to play the groundbreaking MMO months before release! "We ... [full story]

Microsoft today announced the upcoming availability of Xbox 360 Elite, a new model of the video game and entertainment system that includes a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and a premium black finish for the console, wireless controller, and Xbox Live headset. Xbox 360 ... [full story]

Ubisoft announced that Call of Juarez, previously launched on PC in Autumn 2006, will also be released for the Xbox 360 in Summer 2007. Call of Juarez provides the only Western first-person shooter experience on the Xbox 360. This enhanced version will not only bring you a greater graphical and ... [full story]

Microsoft has confirmed that three editions of Halo 3 will be available when the game launches later this year. Gamers will have their choice of Standard Edition ($60), Limited Edition ($70) and the Legendary Edition ($130). First up is the plain old Standard Edition which is comprised of the standalone disc, ... [full story]

THQ announced that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Games Workshop for the Warhammer 40,000 franchise through 2013. The deal covers PC and all handheld and console platforms, and includes a Warhammer MMO.   THQ also announced that its Austin, Texas based studio, Vigil Games, is ... [full story]