The undisputed king of mobile gaming has reached new heights by surpassing its own download record.

Nintendo intends to combat Apple's ever-increasing encroachment on the gaming market by offering digital versions of games sold through retail stores.

Freemium games cost nothing to download, though they often dangle alluring in-game purchases in front of players.

In DepthMind control technology has advanced slowly over the last 100 years, but now the price of implementing the technology is dropping rapidly. It's time is nearly here.

Nintendo's 3DS console may have endured a slow start, but new figures from Japan suggest the glasses-less 3D handheld is really gaining momentum.

Sony has been axing PSP games from the PlayStation Store in an effort to plug security holes in the PS Vita.

Doublesix CEO James Brooksby has admitted that many games developers are feeling both excited and scared about the arrival of the new Xbox and the PS4.

Manufacturer Blaze has confirmed that it is producing a NeoGeo handheld console loaded with games from the 90s.

UpdatedSony says it is taking the PlayStation Network offline for 14 hours on Thursday to perform essential maintenance.

Week in TechThis week's biggest news is about something quite small: Sony's PS Vita, which went on sale in the UK this week, was topping Amazon's charts before a single unit had shipped.

Around 12.4 million PlayStation Vita handheld consoles will be sold in 2012, according to a forecast by Strategy Analytics, bringing a much needed boost for Sony revenues as people rush to buy games for the device.

Sony's PS Vita has officially gone on sale in the UK, with some high street stores opening at midnight to allow gamers to get their eager, grasping mitts on the handheld console.

It's yet to even launch in the UK but the Wi-Fi only 8GB PS Vita has topped Amazon.co.uk's bestseller chart on pre-orders alone.

Less than a year since its launch, the Nintendo 3DS has sold 5 million units in its native Japan.

Sony has released details of cross-play offers which will allow users to play games on both PS3 and Vita at no additional cost.

Sony has spoken of its great confidence in the PS Vita, describing it as "the best PlayStation ever" and reckoning it will last up to eight years.

HTC will be the first manufacturer outside Sony to gain PlayStation certification for its Android phones and tablets, according to reports.

The PlayStation Vita online store is, at least partly, up and running in the United States.

Vodafone has revealed more details about its partnership with Sony for the PS Vita which sees the company as the exclusive 3G carrier for the handheld.

The Japanese UMD Passport service that allows PSP users to download versions of their physical UMD games to the PlayStation Vita won't be available in the US.

The Sony PlayStation Vita will get a firmware update on 8 February that adds maps and video recording.

Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Vita games will be sold at a discounted price as downloads from the US PlayStation store.

Sony is sending a PlayStation Vita to every branch of Game and Gamestation for customers and shop managers to try before its official 22 February release date.

Nintendo has announced that the controller for its next console, the Nintendo Wii U, will support near field communication (NFC).

Nintendo has announced it is launching an online service called Nintendo Network which will be available to 3DS users and extended to the Wii U.