The Xbox 360 hasn't really been the greatest hit in the Japanese market, constantly losing out to the Japanese Nintendo Wii and Paystation 3. However, things seem to be taking a turn for the better with the release of the new "slim" Xbox 360. In the last week over 17,370 units have been sold, almost an 800% increase of the week before, and over 15,000 of those sales were the new model. The cons... more.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was always going to be a big seller. With the huge number of people who played, loved and got to maximum rank on the first, something would have been incredibly wrong if it did not sell by the shedload. After selling a reported $550 million worth in the first five days after release we were proved right. Two months on, the game has reportedly now sold over $1 billio... more.

It should come as no surprise - after months of building anticipation for the title, Modern Warfare 2 smashed every day-one video game sales. Selling over 4.7 million copies in the opening 24 hours, these figures are astonishing. In the region of just North America and UK, Activision estimate sales of around $310 million. Making Modern Warfare 2 the "biggest launch in history, across all forms ... more.

Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata released some good news for Wii customers this week with the announcement of WiiWare Demos. Before you get too excited, this is only a pilot program, and most likely exclusive to Japanese customers. This does , however, address one of the biggest problems facing DLC in general. If I were to tell you my game put you in a labyrinth and you had to fight ghosts, yo... more.