10 Jan, 2011

The UK Interactive Entertainment Association Ltd has revealed the best selling video games of 2010. Michael Rawlinson, Director General of UKIE said, “2010 was another strong year for the video games industry, with record breaking sales figures from games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops. 2010 also saw casual gaming really take off, particularly on social...

31 Oct, 2010

This fills me with joy. So the Golden Joysticks are over for another year. A record number of votes were cast making this year’s awards more prestigious than ever! Not only that, we have prizes to give away to the winner of our Predict the 2010 Golden Joysticks competition! Did you guess correctly? On with the results! Action/Adventure Game Of The...

3 Oct, 2010

You may be wondering why GGS has been more or less a veritable desert of news over the last few days. Well, I’m not going to lie – we’ve been a little preoccupied. Vikki, Sarah J., Steve, Michael, Jen and myself travelled to Earls Court in London this weekend to attend 2010’s Eurogamer Expo! Alongside thousands-upon-thousands of like-minded gamer...

20 Aug, 2010

Last week, Madden NFL 11 on the 360 took the top spot in the US game charts, being followed by the PS3 version which entered in at number 2, selling nearly 100,000 copies less. Surprisingly , the PS2 version has also entered the top 30 at number 6. Madden was the only new title to enter the top 30, with Starcraft 2 moving down to number 3 after being knocked off...

7 May, 2010

Super Street Fighter IV takes the first and second rank during it’s first week released. While Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver drops to the fourth rank and Monster Hunter Tri drops to eighth. Final Fantasy XIII continues to cling to the 20th rank. Also the Xbox 360 stays ahead of the PS3 by 11,000 units, but both are experiencing a drop in hardware sales....

1 May, 2010

Monster Hunter Tri places 1st while Splinter Cell: Conviction quietly slips into 4th. And meanwhile, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver versions remain steadfast in the 2nd rank position. Also, LittleBigPlanet is slowly climbing back up the ranks and has gone from 15th to 11th in one week and Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 clings to the 20th rank. In hardware...

1 May, 2010

Sorry for the gaudy picture, but the picture I wanted to use told me “NO I wanna be a buttface!” So I picked another one… Anyways heres a complete list from Meodia.com showing all the games scheduled to come out in this delicious year – Start saving up! DS Release List: * Sports Island DS – 2nd of May * Lego Harry Potter –...

23 Apr, 2010

Pokemon Soul Silver/Heart Gold version’s first place streak has finally come to the end as Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction sneaks into the top spot. Is the Pokemon craze finally coming to an end? We’ll have to watch and see in the coming weeks. In addition, Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 is taking a steep dive to the bottom of the...