Child psychologist Tanya Byron might have surprised everyone by taking a very sober view towards gaming and giving the UK Government what many consider a fair and smart review of the gaming industry. But now she made headlines by hosting a show on BBC 2 called Am I Normal?, an investigation into game addiction. That’s fine – television needs material …

Either that or the next Half Life game is looking really good. If any of you readers out there read the casting call feature that was put up recently, you would know that we are running a new idea whereby we think of a game that could become a movie, and search for appropriate actors to take on the roles …

Yesterday we posted about the back pattingly happy press release from Microsoft in Europe about how they have increased sales by over 100% and that they now own 47% of the market. Well according to vgchartz they have been losing sales week on week so I am a bit unsure about what’s going on there but there was a little …

Someone’s a little sour. A PS3 gaming site called playthree.net has posted an article titled “CVG: GTA IV Xbox DLC will be bigger than San Andreas ” complaining about CVG magazines new GTA IV Special (sponsored by Microsoft), saying “What stands out is their blatant lust for the Xbox 360 version over the PlayStation 3 version. Why? Because of the …

According to a press release posted on mcvuk.com, hardware sales for the Xbox 360 have more than doubled since the price-cut was introduced on the 14th of March 2008. No Figures have been given, but the press release states that the 360 owns 42% of the market in terms of life-to-date revenue and also has the highest attach rate of any of its competitors with more than 7 games per console as opposed to 3.8 for the PS3 and 3.5 for the Wii. Here is the full press release: LONDON - Thursday 17th April, 2008- The momentum behind Xbox 360 continues to grow, as Microsoft today announced that European sales have more than doubled in the wake of recent adjustments of the estimated retail price (ERP), solidifying its leadership position as the number one next-generation console in Europe and significantly broadening the console’s audience. “Xbox 360 is truly the next-generation console of choice among consumers, and today’s numbers are proof that we are delivering on our commitment to achieve critical mass in Europe,” said Chris Lewis, Vice President, Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business Europe.“The highly competitive ERP, coupled with entertainment content that’s appealing to everyone in the home, makes Xbox 360 the ultimate high-definition entertainment choice, and it’s clear that we’re already seeing this resonate with consumers.” Xbox 360 is the number one next-gen console in EMEA, owning 42% of the market in terms of life-to-date revenue. Xbox 360 continues to enjoy the highest software attach rate of any game console in Europe with more than 7.0 games sold per console (PS3: 3.8; Wii 3.5) after 27 months on the market. On Friday, 14th March, Microsoft lowered the ERP for its Xbox 360™ family of consoles in Europe. Now with an entry-level ERP of£159.99, Xbox 360 is a video game and entertainment system that is appealing to an even broader audience. Upcoming releases of blockbuster games such as“Grand Theft Auto IV,”“Rock Band,”“Lego Indiana Jones” and“Ninja Gaiden 2,” will continue this momentum and give consumers even more reasons to buy Xbox 360.

G4TV has an interview with Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, the directors and co-founders of the Harvard Medical School Centre for Mental Health and Media and authors of the new book, Grand Theft Childhood. In the interview they discuss their research and findings as well as how there is a great misconception about the effect of videogames on children in society today and how results proved the opposite of many of the ideas about the effects of gaming on children. Take a look. It's pretty interesting.

So I posted yesterday about the ludicrous situation that Metal Gear Online users are in. Where they have to now register entirely new Konami ID profiles before being allowed to play. A whole lot of you claimed I was just being a 360 fanboy and that it wasn’t a problem, fast forward to today and we get to see the …

It’s… Secret agent man Clank! Secret agent man Clank! They’ve given you a number game and taken away your name Ratchett Don’t worry, Ratchett will be back. We’re sure to see the mechanically-minded mammal and his mayhem-minded robot return soon. But in the mean time, to follow in the tradition of Daxter, Clank is heading to the PSP in his …