EA European big wig Jens Uwe Intat has revealed to business publication MCV that the giant publisher are currently the 'biggest' gaming firm across the continent.

Intat says that have beaten into second place, games like Dead Space, FIFA, and helping the publisher soar.

"We're very happy because in this shrinking market we increased our share and so now we are back to the leading position again in Europe, which is a nice place to be," enthused the local chief.

"We actually lost it to Nintendo in 2008 but we've gained it back and we'll have to see if we can hold it until Christmas, but we're confident we can. Across we're tracking at about 19 per cent market share, which is two points up."

By Luke Guttridge