Gran Turismo was supposed to be a PSP launch title, but it's only just now finding its way onto the market with the PSP Go. We've been playing the game for almost a week, and we're glad to report that it was worth the wait.

PS3 slim boosts hardware sales above Xbox360 and Wii in America as Arkham Asylum has one of the biggest debuts of the year in the weekly charts for the 23rd - 29th August 2009

The latest Americas pre-order data shows that Modern Warfare 2 is the clear winner - already trending ahead of Halo 3: ODST depite launching 6 weeks later. VGChartz expects the title to sell over 3 million copies in America alone in the first few days, which would surpass Grand Theft Auto 4 as the biggest videogame launch of all time.

Battlefield 1943 gets you into the action quickly and easily, although the thrills to be found inside may not be as long-lasting as we've come to the expect from the franchise. Plus, a console launch? Ars explores the new face of battle.

"Brings the intensity of combat home"

Looks like that bulky Guitar Hero World Tour drumset might be getting itself an extreme makeover in time for the launch of Guitar Hero 5.

"We estimate the combined Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 installed base for US and Europe has grown 125 per cent and 200 per cent, respectively since Modern Warfare's November '07 release, ushering in a remarkably larger market opportunity for Modern Warfare 2," said Hickey.

EA's latest edition of The Sims celebrates its biggest PC launch in history with over 1.4 million copies sold in its first week.

In a piece on the Financial Times, on PS3 and Wii sales in Japan an analyst has noted that Wii production costs are 45% lower than they were at the Wii launch, affording Nintendo plenty of room for a price drop when Wii sales eventually start to slow...