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Online rental giant Lovefilm has issued an apology to its customers for not informing them that the firm planned to abandon the games sector. Reports emerged yesterday that the company will no longer be offering video games via its postal rental service. Many consumers were both surprised and disappointed by …

A number of execs in line for new positions in company reorganisation expected next week

Entertainment retailer HMV has relocated its UK headquarters to London’s Blackfriars area. The company can now be found at Mermaid House, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, EC4V 3DB. HMV’s previous Head Office was on Eastcastle Street, just behind its flagship Oxford Street store. Last week, it emerged that this store has been …

Chris Wynn gets key role on Mass Effect 4 as senior development director

Just a handful of tickets remain for the Develop Awards. Next week’s event takes place on the evening of July 10th at the Brighton Hilton Metropole. 500 games execs are already set to attend. You can click here to book your ticket right now. Other enquiries should go to Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk …

UK PlayStation owners can now top up their PSN wallet via their mobile phone. Sony has teamed up with mobile payments company Boku to make it easier for consumers to purchase PS3 download content. Users simply add their mobile details as a payment option to their PlayStation account via the …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog highlights a series of webcasts on development for the OS

Double Fine has run in to trouble with its crowdfunded title Broken Age, previously known as Double Fine Adventure, which has gone over budget and past its projected completion date. The project launched on Kickstarter last year and raised over $3.3 million for an old-school adventure game”. The record-breaking success …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Indigo Pearl. Indigo Pearl Sector:Creative and Promotional ServicesYear Established:2000Number of employees:10Address:8a Lonsdale Road, London, NW6 6RDPhone:020 8964 4545 Key contacts:Caroline Miller – caroline@indigopearl.comKirsty Endfield – kirsty@indigopearl.comOlly McGowan – olly@indigopearl.com Website:www.indigopearl.comEmail:info@indigopearl.comFacebook:Click hereTwitter:Click hereLinkedIn:Click here Indigo Pearl is an …

The woman in charge of Windows is poised to lead up all Microsoft’s hardware division – including Xbox. Julie Larson-Green is in pole position to lead hardware engineering, a role that Don Mattrick was previously favourite for, reports Bloomberg. It could mean there will be no direct replacement for Mattrick …