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Entertainment giant HMV is relaunching itself ahead of Christmas. The firm collapsed into administration this year but was saved by Hilco. Now it hopes to rebuild with a number of new initiatives, revamped stores and a TV advertising campaign. The focus is on DVD and music, but there’s plenty happening …

Asda has fallen to third in the UK supermarket race. The Guardian reports that Sainsbury’s has overtaken it to claim the title of the second biggest supermarket chain in the UK – a decade since it last occupied the spot. For the 12 weeks ending October 12th Sainsbury’s had a …

A third party wall mount for Xbox One Kinect includes a ‘privacy cover’ which obscures the peripheral’s RGB and IR cameras. As spotted by Polygon, PDP’s accessory features a sliding cover that can be positioned in front of the Kinect’s lenses thereby stopping the camera potentially watching the events taking …

Recent digital release How To Survive is not a rip-off of indie title Roam, publisher 505 Games has stated. Roam’s lead creator Ryan Sharr took to Kickstarter yesterday to accuse the company of stealing ideas from his top-down zombie shooter. I am not foolish. There are tons of zombie games …

The Witcher 3, like its predecessor, will be distributed by Namco Bandai in Europe. The agreement covers the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions which are all due for release this year. We’ve worked with Namco Bandai Games before, so our partners there know both The Witcher and the ideals …

The new Nvidia GeForce GTX 780Ti will have an RRP of around $699, likely translating to 500-550 in the UK. That, graphics cards enthusiasts will spot, is around the same price bracket currently occupied by the 780 – which is why Nvidia has cut that price of that card. The …

But 505 claims its zombie title How to Survive has been under development for two years and points to early development videos that narrowly predate Roam Kickstarter

Candy Crush maker welcomes Zipcar human resources VP to its expanding team

Developer celebrates fantasy RPG’s sixth birthday with sales milestone

A third of all the money spent on Grand Theft Auto V in the UK in its first two weeks on sale in the UK was spent at Tesco. The Grocer reports that supermarkets have as a result of the game’s release seen a significant boost to their entertainment market …