Source: TheSixthAxis According to NowGamer, GAME might be struggling to stock new videogame releases. The site has quoted an unnamed source who said that the retailer has “lost credit assurance with most of its publishers.” If the company has lost this assurance then publishers will not allow GAME to stock their games due to the financial risk involved.  “If true, it co... more.

Retail giant Sainsbury’s has been the first supermarket to go aggressive on pricing this year. But it’s not new software the grocer is discounting – the firm has instead slashed up to 25 per cent off new games hardware. That means the 160GB PS3 is down to £157.99, 3DS is available for a mere £119.99, while a Black Wii with a copy of Mario Kart can be picked up for &p... more.

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Roars Again Period: The week of Aug 22nd – Aug 28th (2011) Top-seller: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. – 287,829 Nintendo 3DS sales: 60,781 | Total sales: 1,672,785 Ports and updated re-releases are the sales stories of the week. Last week saw the release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver., a PlayStation 3 port of the PSP game, in Japan. P... more.

In some weird alternative universe, this is how retail is done: you walk into a store, buy a voucher for a digital product, and then download it. It's a model that GameStop is embracing by offering digital PC game purchases through its retail locations. There are certain benefits to buying from a brick and mortar location -- for one thing, customers can use trade-in credits for their pur... more.

Sony confirms “network pass” Sony’s confirmed to VG247 that it’ll introduce PSN Pass, a “network pass program,” beginning with the release of Resistance 3. It comes after Pass was spotted overnight on a hardware bundle packaging for the Insomniac shooter. Sony says that the program will “accelerate” its commitment to enhancing premium online services” in its first-party l... more.

52% of UK nationals play games; Consoles still most lucrative sector but casual games most popular A new report from games market research firm Newzoo has revealed that the majority of UK nationals are now active gamers. In total it estimates the 31m of the 60m people in the UK population now spend money on games. 49m are active internet users. And while the console sector remai... more.

505 Games’ dance workout has spent six weeks in total at the top of the charts The success of 505 Games' Zumba Fitness powers on as the title racks up a third consecutive week at No.1 of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Chart.The game has now achieved a total of six weeks at the top, and this week it outsold the next four titles combined - despite a week-on-week sales dip of five per cent.L... more.