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Independent financial adviser John Bloomfield is calling on the Government to take action on store gift cards. The move comes after HMV administrators Deloitte initially announced that it would not allow customers to use gift cards at the troubled chain. However, pressure from government and publicity for a man who …

UK-based online and digital retailer Green Man Gaming is sponsoring the MCV Awards 2013. The firm sells a range of downloadable PC games that can be traded in against future purposes, as well as a selection of boxed Xbox 360 and PS3 games. Green Man has signed up as Event …

Online ad agency Intergi has signed up as sponsor for this year’s MCV Awards. The company has signed up as an Event Partner, and will be attending the April 18th event. Intergi is one of the fastest-growing companies of its kind and attributes some of this success to the UK …

Sale of old IP such as Red Faction and De Blob to take place in the coming weeks

As if things weren’t bad enough for in-administration Blockbuster UK, a newspaper investigation has landed the company in even hotter water. The Guardian reports that over a 15-year period the company has paid less than 250k in corporation tax despite sales of over 3.5bn and profits of 37m in the …

Trion Worlds’ open-world shooter Defiance will be distributed by Namco Bandai in key territories. Specifically, the agreement covers Europe, Middle-East, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. We’re delighted to be working with Namco Bandai, a great company with a proven track record in bringing big games successfully to the market …

Xbox 360 still rules the roost in the US, but sales for the December quarter were sharply down year-on-year. Revenue for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division – home of Xbox and Windows Phone – was down 11 per cent to $3.8bn with operating income up 15 per cent to $596m. …

Microsoft’s policy regarding the exchange of MS Points for currency is leaving Japanese developers on the short end compared to their peers, according to G.Rev boss Hiroyuki Maruyama. XBLAFans translated Maruyama’s statements on Twitter regarding the compensation discrepancy, citing it as one of the main reasons Japanese devs largely avoid …

The first episode of previously revealed Assassin’s Creed III DLC ‘Tyranny of George Washington’ has been dated for February. The content will arrive on February 19th, the day after America’s President’s Day holiday, and offers an alternate reality take on the game’s colonial setting. The initial episode will cost $10 …

Sega has announced the Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition, a bundling of the base game and its two expansions set to land in North America and Europe this March. The upcoming definitive offering of Creative Assembly’s critically acclaimed 2011 PC strategy title will launch at select retailers Stateside on …