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HMV has made a further 60 members of its HQ redundant, including the firm’s CEO Trevor Moore. It follows yesterday’s news that 66 stores are being closed, impacting 930 employees. Mark Hodgkinson, the firm’s new marketing director, is also part of the redundancies. 45 of the staff are from the …

The next Call of Duty – likely to be Modern Warfare 4 – will likely sell less than this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II. That’s according to Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. Remember, too, that while says of Black Ops II have picked up in regions such as …

Third parties, as well as Sony itself, must take responsibility for elevating the PlayStation Vita out of its current rut. That’s the opinion of Sony’s CFO, executive VP and corporate executive officer Masaru Kato, who told investors (as reported by Seeking Alpha): One thing clear for us that in terms …

Development community for mobile SDK embraces mobile manufacturer's latest smartphone

Retailer GameStop has warned Microsoft that any move to block the use of pre-owned software on the console would hurt the machine’s chances. We know the desire to purchase a next-generation console would be significantly diminished if new consoles were to prohibit playing pre-owned games, limit portability or not play …

Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic II creator Obsidian is planning to pitch a brand new Star Wars RPG to Disney. The move, of course, comes as the world still comes to grips with the news that Disney, fresh from the acquisition of LucasArts, is working not only on …

UK digital and physical retailer Green Man Gaming aims to grow both its own userbase and that of its social network site Playfire. The firm acquired Playfire in July last year. The site allows gamers to track which games they and their friends are playing across multiple platforms, including Xbox …

Former VP of Windows sales opens up on long-rumoured takeover before the Xbox

Retail turmoil will give way to excitement at E3 this June, an expectant games trade hopes. Leading games retail bosses expect to see a blockbuster line-up from Nintendo plus launch details of brand new games consoles from Sony and Microsoft – announcements that will hopefully generate more confidence in the …

As Wreck-It Ralph arrives in cinemas today, MCV talks to its director Rich Moore: Wreck-It Ralph was clearly made by someone with a real love and understanding of video games. Are you as much of fan of games as the film would suggest? Well I’m definitely someone who played a …