Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian told Gamasutra that, while the gaming industry is currently “stable,” sales figures of Activision’s critically-lauded DJ Hero look to be only “modest” in the US — an understatement in the UK . Continuing the pricing trend of peripheral-based t…

Konami has revealed its financial forecast for the six months ending September 30, 2009. Comparing profits to the same time last year, the company predicts that net income attributable to Konami corporation would fall 82 percent, from 12 billion yen ($132 million) to 2 billion yen ($24 million). Of course, Konami blames this…

Even though John, Paul, George and Ringo have been rocking the disc tray of your favorite console with The Beatles: Rock Band , its expectation-exceeding sales haven’t helped boost overall Rock Band sales. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told USA Today the “economics of our Rock Band franchise are improving, though no…

Gaijin Games has announced a release date for the third game in its abstract, chiptune-infused Bit.Trip series. Bit.Trip: Void , which involves using the Nunchuk’s analog stick to absorb and/or avoid dots based on color, will arrive in North America on November 23. “That’s right, the week of Thanksgiving!&#…

click for moon-size Today, XSEED announced a slight title change for the North American release of Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon . The company has chosen to go the same route as Rising Star Games and add the word Dreams to the title. Along with the announcement, the company sent out the new logo. It’s based on th…

Alyse isn’t just your usual Legend of Zelda fan — aside from the drawer full of Link-themed boxer shorts and decorative Majora’s Mask cup set sitting in the cupboard, he’s now also the proud owner of the gigantic Lego mosaic you see above. The product of his brow’s sweat and his hand’s wor…

EEDAR has released its predictions for October sales charts in North America. Analyst Jesse Divnich expects year-over-year declines for every console except the PS3 — but also expects the Wii to regain its place at the lead, with an estimated 600,000 units sold. Divnich predicts that the Wii will remain at the top for …

Though plenty of people — analyst Michael Pachter chief among them — are pretty certain that an HD version of the Wii is in the pipeline, you’re not going to catch Nintendo’s …

This doesn’t just happen in the movies, folks — it also happens in Canada! Judge Marvin Garfinkle has agreed to release a rather problematic child on bail, granted he provides the court with his beloved console as collateral. The Winnipeg Sun reports that the 12 year old — whose name has not been released &…

We all know that home console Zelda games take longer to develop than most small, fledgling nations — still, we’d secretly hoped that Nintendo would pull a hat trick next year, releasing …