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Read More »Video games will benefit from John Lewis store drive
John Lewis wants to open 21 more stores, and that could be good news for the games industry. The department store’s brand director Peter Ruis said at a retail summit last week: We need new shops, we don’t have enough. We’re not in the places we need to be.We need …
Read More »Has Eyeo put paid to freemium?
Intel Developer Blog: A look at the impact ad-blocking software could have on free-to-play
Read More »Jonathan Ross opens games studio
UK TV star and film critic establishes Hotsauce Interactive; considers console and handheld
Read More »"UK eSports needs more investment"
Professional gaming in the UK is lagging behind its rivals in Asia, the US and Europe in terms of sponsorship, says eSports specialist Multiplay. The firm says that eSports is as popular in the UK as it is in other territories, but it’s not generating the same commercial attention. And …
Read More »HMV sells MAMA Group for £7.3m
HMV Group has confirmed the sale of MAMA Group Limited and its subsidiaries – plus its separately held interest in 50 per cent of Mean Fiddler Group Limited – to Juno Newco Ltd. The buyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Development Capital Limited. Interestingly, Juno Newco Ltd has …
Read More »UPDATED: SOE president lambasts Planetside 2 hackers
No-one likes a cheat, of course, but sometimes things should maybe be put in a little more perspective. At a time when games journalists and PRs are being targeted for even the slightest mishap or risk comment, the president of Sony Online Entertainment John Smedley has embarked on a possibly …
Read More »PS3 is Netflix’s most popular platform
Popular streaming movie and TV service Netflix has announced that Sony’s PS3 is the most popular platform with its customers. "PS3 is our largest TV-connected platform in terms of Netflix viewing, and this year, at times, even surpassed the PC in hours of Netflix enjoyment to become our number one …
Read More »Metal Gear Rising themed PS3 scheduled for Japan release
Konami and Sony have teamed up to release a limited edition Metal Gear Rising Revengeance PS3 console in Japan. Planned for a February launch, the hardware will include a 250GB hard drive, additional colouring on the console itself and a dark blue translucent controller, as well as some additional in-game …
Read More »Business Insider: "Microsoft can no longer afford to keep investing in Xbox"
Financial news site Business Insider has questioned Microsoft’s ongoing ability to keep throwing money at its Xbox platform. Almost one year ago today, we laid out the nightmare scenario for Microsoft that could lead to its business collapsing,” the site wrote. After laying it all out, we concluded, ‘fortunately for …
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