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After a year spent adding new ways to monetise game trade-ins, publishers have learned to accept second-hand sales. That’s according to GameStop’s international boss Mike Mauler, who has told MCV that the chain has seen no negative impact from the introduction of second-user charges that pre-owned games players must pay …
Read More »PopCap fires back at ‘misleading’ privacy probe
Developer, which was accused of sending data to third parties, denies underhand practices
Read More »Games eclipse fitness DVD market
Fitness video games are outselling their DVD rivals according to Chart-Track figures. In the UK, Davina McCall’s best-selling range of fitness DVDs have sold 830,000 copies in the last four years according to the British Video Association. In comparison, Wii Fit has sold 4.4m copies across the UK since April …
Read More »Kongregate $25k contest for Unity developers
Competition now open; $10,000 first place prize
Read More »IGN UK signs Energizer sponsor deal
The new Ultimate Lithium battery from Energizer will be promoted by IGN this Christmas, thanks to a new sponsorship deal. The partnership between the two companies will run for one month, during which Energizer’s latest product will appear on IGN’s Guys’ Xmas Guide microsite. Two Energizer-branded videos will appear on …
Read More »West/Zampella accused of’â??secret EA meeting’
Activision claims EA jetted the Infinity Ward duo to its HQ
Read More »Battle of the Sexes begins Wii assault
Mastertronic is distributing a new party game this Christmas that will finally decide who’s best: men or women? The Ultimate Battle of the Sexes – out last week (Friday, December 17th) – is a mini-game collection for Wii that pits men against women in a range of tasks. Each mini-game …
Read More »2010 Review July-September
As ‘Antennagate’ rumbled on Apple responded with one of the most astonishing press releases ever released – not that any of it stopped the iPhone 4 outselling Microsoft’s Kin by what can only be described as a gargantuan amount. Developer Tim Schafer laid into Bobby Kotick and Microsoft finally confirmed …
Read More »2010 Review July-Sep
As ‘Antennagate’ rumbled on Apple responded with one of the most astonishing press releases ever released – not that any of it stopped the iPhone 4 outselling Microsoft’s Kin by what can only be described as a gargantuan amount. Developer Tim Schafer laid into Bobby Kotick and Microsoft finally confirmed …
Read More »HMV considering online pre-owned move
HMV wants to be the next retailer to offer pre-owned games online following Amazon UK’s entry into the market. Last week, Amazon.co.uk began buying and selling second-hand titles. Customers can buy pre-owned games from the retailer, check prices using an online calculator and post old games in exchange for gift …
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