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Konami will finally release Silent Hill Homecoming, the latest iteration in the company’s long-running survival horror series, on February 27th next year. The eagerly anticipated game is the sixth in the series and will be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360, marking the franchise’s first appearance on current generation …

Proving that its finger is still on the topical pulse, Glasgow-based Flash games developer T-Enterprise has launched a game based on the shoe-throwing exploits of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi. To read the full story, and find out where you can play the game, click here to head over to CasualGaming.biz.

Grand Theft Auto developer and publisher Rockstar has announced that its debut DS outing for the series, entitled GTA: Chinatown Wars, will be released in Europe on March 20th. The game is set to arrive at North American retail slightly earlier – March 17th. Rockstar had previously hinted that the …

Following news reports earlier today that EUK administrator Deloitte has called in Zavvi’s debt to the distributor, the UK entertainment retailer has clarified its position to MCV. Zavvi has refuted claims that it will be forced into administration by Deloitte, whilst also offering its condolensces to those who lost jobs …

UK video games companies have thrown cash in the face of the economic slowdown – spending an incredible 139 million on Q4 marketing as other trades tighten their belts. The huge figure has funded a deluge of above-the-line advertising in the past three months, dominating newspapers and TV ad breaks …

Tesco will tomorrow launch a half-price sale that will last throughout Christmas – but has told MCV that the promotion is not in reaction to Woolworths’ ‘fire sale’ . The firm will cut prices on around 1,000 products from now until Christmas – including non-food. The focus is firmly on …

UK retailers continue to suffer as a recent survey reports that overall sales have declined over two consecutive months for the first time in three years. The latest edition of the British Retail Consortium-KPMG retail survey reveals sales in November were down by 0.4 per cent when compared to a …

Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War has achieved its fourth consecutive week at the top of ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 Chart, fending off advances from a range of new entries. No new entry lands higher than No.22, which goes to the PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft …

Sony has announced via the X-Play show on G4TV that Guerilla’s feverously anticipated gritty FPS Killzone 2 will be released in North America on February 27th. And whilst the game remains TBA in all other regions, an SCE UK spokesperson has told Videogamer that Europeans can expect to receive the …

GAME’s online portal is gearing up for Mega Monday with a series of huge offers and competitions. Monday December 8th has been highlighted by the Interactive Media Retail Group (IMRG) as the busiest online shopping day of the year, and on the day GAME will launch ‘8 magical offers at …