Should we even be surprised? Blizzard sends out a press wire stating that their World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King title has broken the Day-1 sales record. This, on top of making it to the top of UK Charts and setting a new record for biggest entertainment launch in UK.

Could it be that we're finally close to a decision on which ratings system should govern the UK game industry? The Byron Review consultation period ended yesterday if you've been following the news. So what's the early word from the participants? Find out in the full article.

After hearing the story of the Swede teen collapsing after 24 hours of playing Wrath of the Lich King, this news comes to no surprise for me. World of Warcraft's second expansion pack has sliced its way to second place in the UK charts, topped only by fellow newcomer, Call of Duty: World at War. In other news, LittleBigPlanet shot down form fourth place to 19th place. Ouch.

The rest of the top UK games after the link!

Oxford Street in London was once again bursting at the seams last night, this time because of the Wrath of the Lich King launch. Just how big was it? Apparently, it was big enough to break the previous record for the biggest entertainment launch. Find out by how much the record was broken at the full article.

The UK is in the grip of the force as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed enters software charts at top spot. The game marks the biggest release week ever for a Star Wars game, and the biggest launch since Grand Theft Auto IV. What else is hot in the UK? Find out after the link.

And the war against BBFC wages on. Are they really fit to rate video games, considering their system is built on movie ratings? ELSPA boss Paul Jackson spells things out for everyone: he says the BBFC isn't fit to rate video games anymore, and that PEGI would do a better job at it.

The music industry has spoken out about the five British developers and publishers going after illegal file-sharers in the UK. What of the other players in the gaming industry? We have yet to hear any official word on the matter from other developers or publishers, but Peter Moore - in his personal capacity - has talked about it, and he'd have to agree... with the music industry.

Electronic Arts and UK-based video game retailer GAME have joined forces to come up with a GAME-exclusive Premium Edition of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 for GBP 44.99 (US$ 87). Collectors and hardcore fans, better start saving up. Hit the full article for details on what the Premium Edition contains.

There are now 11 countries that have an annual video game revenue in excess of US$ 1 billion. By 2009, the video game market is expected to reach a whopping US$ 57 billion. Leading the charge are the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and the Wii. Analyst David Cole of DFC Intelligence speaks his peace on the current generation of consoles. Which is the most profitable platform for 2007? The answer is a doozy. Make a guess, and find out after the "read more" link.

It was recently announced that the subscription costs for new subscriber of Jagex Ltd's RuneScape will be increased. Want to find out more? Then head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link.