In the UK specifically, the research found 37 per cent of the general population aged between 18 and 49 enjoyed playing games and would call themselves ‘active gamers’

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UK ‘active gamers’ up to 37 per cent

The much-loved 1977 Atari Video Computer System — widely regarded as a breakthrough in entertainment technology — is cracked open as we take a look at what’s hiding inside

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Cracking open the Atari 2600

Sony posted a $45m loss for its fourth quarter earnings, but both the videogame and electronics divisions posted strong growth, despite struggling with TVs

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Sony posts loss, but flogs more electronics

UK official sales tracking body Chart-Track revealed that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV is still number one, and has now broken past one million in sales

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GTA IV hits one million UK sales

Nintendo on Monday officially launched WiiWare in the US, its new online repository of downloadable games, writes News.com blogger Daniel Terdiman

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News.blog: WiiWare launches with six US games

Two Harvard researchers have concluded that there’s no data to support the notion that violent videogames cause kids to act out violence in real life, writes News.com blogger Jeff Bakalar

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News.blog: Videogames don’t breed violent kids

The Castle of Shikigami series is one of the more recent shooting franchises to appear in Japanese arcades and subsequently home consoles. Castle of Shikigami III is the first to appear on Wii with Aksys providing the localisation for North America. Combining good looks, humour and challenging g..

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Review: Castle of Shikigami III (Wii)