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Global Game Sales Down 6% In 2009
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | While the worst of it seems to be behind us, 2009 will still be remembered as the year of the global economic crisis. And when people are in times of economic crisis, well, they buy less video games. More »
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Online Retailer Refuses To Sell Modern Warfare 2
2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Major online retailer Direct2Drive have announced today that the year’s biggest game — Modern Warfare 2 — won’t be made available on their PC digital delivery service. Why? Because of rival platform Steam, of course! More »
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Dragon Quest IX Is The Biggest-Selling Game In The World
1:00AM Luke Plunkett | Joint figures released by the NPD Group, GfK and Enterbrain have revealed that Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX — a DS game unavailable outside Japan — was the biggest-selling game in the world between July and September. More »
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For 34 Years, Kids Have Wanted Video Games For Christmas
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Market research firm Permuto Discoveries have published a list of the top-selling Christmas gifts for kids over the past 40 years. Unsurprisingly, over the past few years at least, video games have dominated. More »
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GameStop: PS3, Borderlands And Scribblenauts Sales Are “Strong”
12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Post price-drop sales of the PlayStation 3 in the United States appear to have giving the console “strong momentum” following a “strong surge” that should give the console a “very strong” October, according to GameStop VP Tony Bartel. More »
Media
Let The Walmart Modern Warfare 2 Trash Talking Start
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is just around the corner, and retail giant is kicking off a series of ads for the title that feature dudes talking about MW2. More »
Regulars
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Exciting times in the top ten this week with no fewer than six brand new entries, including the entire top three. More »
Aussie Charts: You’re All Among Thieves
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Exciting times in the top ten this week with no fewer than six brand new entries, including the entire top three. More »
Regulars
10:00AM David Wildgoose | It’s possible there were queues like this outisde game stores around the country last week. Yes, that’s Scribblenauts entering the top ten two weeks after release. More »
Aussie Charts: Scribblenauts Plays Chart Chicken
10:00AM David Wildgoose | It’s possible there were queues like this outisde game stores around the country last week. Yes, that’s Scribblenauts entering the top ten two weeks after release. More » 
