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Deloitte has confirmed that it has completed the sale of Blockbuster for an undisclosed sum. Buyers Gordon Brothers Europe have acquired 264 stores, saving around 2,000 jobs in the process. The Blockbuster brand license has been retained as part of the deal. Having identified a profitable core portfolio of stores …

If you thought Pokemon X and Y was going to have an easy ride this Christmas, think again. Mind Candy has announced a third Moshi Monsters game will be coming to retail this Q4. The title will be for DS and 3DS, with independent UK studio Sumo Digital hired for …

Free extended licence available to SDK owners from April

In MCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, former HMV buyer Nick Ashley heads to Green Man Gaming and we list the best vacancies currently available. EX-HMV BUYER JOINS GREEN MAN GAMING Nick Ashley, former head of buying at HMV, has joined Green Man Gaming …

Famed indie developer promises GDC's Indie Game Summit will deliver a pragmatic perspective

Collectable card game to be released cross-platform on Windows, Mac and iPad

So why exactly are triple-A digital releases on Xbox 360 so much slower to appear than they are on either PS3 or PC? Because Microsoft doesn’t want to upset retail, according to Xbox Games on Demand senior business manager Erik Yeager. "We have a lot of strong partnerships with retailers," …

A brand new development studio is being opened in San Francisco by Warner Bros. The studio will be tasked with making high-quality, free-to-play, mobile, social and browser-based games” and will be led by Warner Bros Entertainment’s senior VP of digital games Greg Ballard. It will also oversee publishing of all …

Chinese web giant Tencent paid $330 million for a 40 per cent stake in Epic Games in July last year, the company has revealed. Initially announced as acquiring a minority stake” in the Gears of War developer last July, Tencent has now disclosed the full details of the investment in …

Developer to focus on free-to-play, mobile, social and browser-based games