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Supermarket giant Asda wants to double the number of music, videos and games it sells online. The firm currently has around 6,000 films, CDs and games on its website, which according to stat tracker Hitwise is one of the fastest-growing sites in the UK. But that number is ‘nowhere near’ …

The UK government has unveiled details of the cultural test for video games tax relief in its draft legislation released today. To pass the tests, provided below, a game must be awarded at least 16 points to be eligible for tax breaks. Developers will be awarded with four points for …

The safe money is on both Sony and Microsoft announcing their next-gen consoles next year, so expect the rumour mill to intensify from this point onwards. VG247 has rounded up the latest batch of rumours that suggest new codenames for the mysterious hardware duo. New reports have reaffirmed previous claims …

It’s December, and as is customary, every gaming website is rounding up the best the games industry has had to offer this year. We’re doing things a little differently though. Rather than picking our game of the year or having gamers pick theirs, we reached out to those within the …

2K Games’ choice of box art for BioShock Infinite has irked some of the series’ faithful, moving Irrational’s Ken Levine to publicly address the concerns. A huge part of BioShock’s allure comes from its intriguing setting and political themes, and Infinite’s imaginative setting in the floating city of Columbia and …

Development experts to offer advice and guidance to students over the next four months

Will they or won’t they? Blizzard has once again teased the prospect of Diablo III on consoles, although a release at any stage in the near future seems unlikely. "We’re still kind of exploring it," Blizzard’s chief creative officer Rob Pardo told Polygon. "We’ve got builds up and running on …

Eidos life president and Fighting Fantasy co-creator gets the rapid-fire question treatment

Popcap is looking for a software engineer to build a triple-A console title using the Frostbite 2 engine. The game will be developed by the Burnaby branch of the company that made its fame with casual titles like Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies. "PopCap Burnaby working with Frostbite 2 on …

Influential retail exec Rob Salter is leaving Tesco on January 1st, 2013, MCV can reveal. He has worked as the firm’s category director for media and entertainment for four and a half years, overseeing the supermarket chain’s music, movies and video games offer. Tesco has yet to announce who his …