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Ken Kutaragi to assist with Japanese publisher's business fortunes

The long-awaited Radeon 8000 series will be released this year, AMD has confirmed. It has also revealed the name the graphics card architecture will be known by – ‘Volcanic Islands’. The Sea Islands codename encompasses the PS4 chip, as well as the new mobile chips announced at CES, and the …

Studio down to a handful of employees as its future remains unclear

Former Guitar Hero exec now leading Warner's digital business

Denis Dyack’s Silicon Knights may effectively be no more, according to new reports. Polygon believes that the studio is down to just a few employees, has closed its office and has sold off office equipment and game assets”. The studio is continuing to fight a legal battle with Epic Games. …

We look at what a ready-built workstation can offer in contrast to a custom setup

Nicholas Lister offers his thoughts on how architectural practices can help give new meaning to games

Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues to look at the UK’s top new indie retailers with Stark Computers, one of the youngest stores in the category. MCV talks to Mark Ainsley about how the store has already outgrown its floor space. Stark Computers only opened in December …

Team leader involved with Skype acquisition promoted

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 …