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The collapse of HMV and Blockbuster is unlikely to have a massive impact upon the video games market. The two entertainment giants fell into administration over the last two weeks, following news that Play.com is ending its own direct-to-retail business. All three retailers are big supporters of the games industry, …

The WWE franchise will continue, despite the liquidation of publisher THQ. The WWE licence was not up for sale as part of THQ’s auction last night and was returned to WWE. A tweet from the official WWE Games Twitter feed said: "We don’t have any details to share yet, but …

HMV has seen its footfall reach ‘near Christmas levels’ in recent weeks, following news of the retailer’s administration. The increased publicity – plus the company’s Blue Cross Sale – has resulted in a surge of nostalgia, which has seen consumers return to HMV stores. Meanwhile, Retail-Week is reporting that Hilco …

Ouya. Project Shield. GameStick. These headline-grabbing devices lead the wave of new Android-based consoles due this year. These devices have plenty of hype behind them as consumers help fund some of them via Kickstarter. The Google-owned Android platform accounts for 75 per cent of the mobile market – but in …

LittleBigPlanet Vita studio to help indies on PSN

Executive director Atsushi Inaba expresses interest in franchise as Vigil's future remains in doubt

Final update brings WP8 UI to WP7

Tencent, PopCap and Real Life Plus also set to speak at event

Publisher Koch Media says Metro and Saints Row has a bright future under its leadership. The two franchises were acquired by the European company – as well a developer Volition –for $27.8m. The company was sold as part of the auction for THQ’s assets. Koch Media welcomes the addition of …

IGN and TalkSport have forged a new commercial alliance that allows for cross-platform advertising. Publishers can now do a single commercial deal that will cover both TalkSport and IGN, while the two media outlets will also share content. Under the new deal, sales teams from both businesses will work together, …