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A new retail sales business has launched, and has signed Mastertronic as its first publisher, MCV can reveal. The new company, Sold Out, is a spin out of the former retail sales team at Mastertronic, led by Garry Williams and James Cato. It will handle the packaged good sales of …

Tony Hawk is back. Well, he’s coming back, anyway, with talks between himself and Activision having been confirmed. "Activision can confirm that they have something in the works with Tony Hawk,” the publisher told IGN. More info is coming soon." Hawk earlier this week stated in a radio interview that …

Cooking Mama and Zumba publisher Majesco is readying to appeal a Nasdaq stock delisting expected next week, as the firm is currently trading under the $1/share minimum. Majesco Chief Financial Officer Michael Vesey told Joystiq the company will seek a reverse stock split between 1-for-3 and 1-for-10 with shareholders in …

Jim Greer stepping down to launch new not-for-profit organisation

Boston studio aims to help developers looking to go indie

The decision to trademark the Candy name is a perfectly logical one, a UK lawyer has argued. Publisher King has come in for a heap of criticism following its move to protect its Candy Crush Saga brand, but Marks & Clerk trademark attorney Aidan Clarke says that it would have …

The Ben There, Dan That! and Gun Monkeys indie developer on how he got into the game industry, and how you can too

Videogamer.com has appointed Jamie Trinca as its new video producer. Trinca co-founded the Gamewank podcast with Richie Morgan in 2009 and was a 2011 Games Media Award finalist. He went on to create popular video game critic character Tam McGleish. "Jamie is the perfect fit for VideoGamer.com,” editor in chief …

Ella Romanos & Martin Darby on why UX design can make or break your game

Warner has announced a console and PC release for former handheld exclusive Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The game was previously released for Vita and 3DS but is now making the jump to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC in the form of a Deluxe Edition priced at 15.99. The …