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Irish entertainment retailer Xtra-vision has gone into receivership. InsideIreland reports that Ernst and Young’s Luke Charleton and Colin Farquharson have been appointed as joint receivers. The pair are actively seeking a buyer for the chain and claims to already be in talks with a number of interested parties”. Its first …

A non-games industry site is reporting that Xbox Infinity will indeed be the name of Microsoft’s next console. International Business Times UK reports claims to have word from sources related to development of the new Xbox”. That, quite literally, is it. The rest of the report is a rehash of …

Mobile publisher lays off 30 employees at its San Francisco office

Hashstash Studios’ tabletop multiplayer game Circulets is out now on the iOS App Store and Google Play. Circulets is an easy-to-pick-up causal game for all ages. With two players sitting on either end of a smartphone or tablet, the game tasks them with pulling as many circles, or circulets, of …

New console won't be as costly to build as its predecessor, claims CFO

Aliens: Colonial Marines co-developer said to have shut down a week after filing for bankruptcy protection

Last night saw the Australian and New Zealand industry gather in force to celebrate the first ever MCV Pacific Awards. It was an evening of revelry, excitement and flair, with everyone dressed to kill and eagerly awaiting the finalists and winners from an extensive array of categories encompassing the entire …

Aliens: Colonial Marines and Section 8 developer TimeGate studios has reportedly laid off its entire staff. Kotaku cites sources close to the matter stating that, presumably, all of the studio’s employees were informed of their termination and sent home early on Thursday. Other outlets, including Rock Paper Shotgun, have corroborated …

Sony’s latest financial report clearly shows its handheld division is struggling, and the company isn’t one to disagree as it looks forward. The firm provided a forecast of 5m units sold for PS Vita and PSP devices in its fiscal 2014 calendar, following last year where the two combined to …

Sony has reported financial results for its fiscal 2013, showing unsurprising declines across the board as it prepares to transition from one console generation to the next. The firm saw sales hit 707.1bn yen for the fiscal year ending on March 31st of this year – a drop of 12.2 …