Warner Bros. have announced when they will release Mortal Kombat. UK PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will have the joy of exploring new fatalities on April 18th, while US fans will get their chance on April 19th.

Leading UK retailers have started accepting pre-orders for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS. TheHut, WHSmith, Best Buy UK and Woolworths all peg the 3DS for release on 18th March if you pre-order or 25th March otherwise for an eye-watering £299.93.

Microsoft has launched Xbox Live Rewards their loyalty program for Xbox US and UK customers. Live Rewards is completely free to join, so you might as wel sign up.

There is an interesting promotion running here in the UK at the moment. Friday only, if you turn up to a Game or GameStation store with a bunch of real bananas, you will be able to exchange them for a free copy of the Wii’s excellent Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Codemasters has announced that they are already working on a sequel to Colin McRae – Dirt 2, and thats Dirt 3. Speaking about Codemasters’ studio culture and its position as the last of the big British publishers, he said: “Really, it’s all about letting the teams just innovate. There’s some great stuff coming from Birmingham [...]

Final Fantasy XIII has now shipped over five million copies globally. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Just Dance each dropped one position, to second and third respectively, while Heavy Rain was a non-mover in fourth, ahead of Wii Fit Plus and Modern Warfare 2. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing slipped two places to seventh, Aliens [...]

Looking for some second hand games on the cheap? Now you can head to Argos! The news follows Asda and Tesco’s decision to do the same – bringing new competition to the likes of GAME, Gamestation and HMV. Trade site MCV reported this morning that The retailer is inviting customers to trade-in Xbox 360, PS3, [...]

UK PlayStation 3 sales have surpassed three million units, according to Sony Computer Entertainment. “The £249 price point is enabling us to reach a much broader audience and our line up of software, Heavy Rain, and God of War III – and that’s just in Q1 – should help maintain the momentum,” the company said. [...]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the new game in the great Call of Duty series. It has just been announced that in the first 24 hours after release it sold more than 4.7 million copies, which grossed $310 million. This amount was only from sales in the United Kingdom and the United States. [...]