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HMV now looks very likely to survive on the UK High Street – at a price. The Daily Mail reports that Hilco could close around half of HMV’s 223 UK stores in the hope that a streamlined version of the chain can live on. It’s the same strategy that the …

Developer Michael Hegemann has released his take on the hugely popular Slender Man game Slender. Called Slender Rising, the 1.49 download (a free version is also available) follows the template laid down by free PC outing Slender in that players are tasked with finding pages scattered throughout both the Cursed …

Montreal and Toronto-based studios to get investment and development support

Storied filmmaker and Valve boss to keynote annual industry summit

Ubisoft has confirmed a pretty amazing inclusion in its freshly revealed Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Edition SKU. Called the Paladin Multi-Mission Aircraft Edition, IGN reports that the $169.99 SKU is headlined by a dual-motor radio controlled versions of the Paladin airplane used as a base by gruff hero Sam Fisher …

Sony is to release two new colour variations of its PS3 console in the UK. The new Garnet Red and Azurite Blue versions both come in 500GB flavours. Both include two Dualshock 3 controllers. Both SKUs are due for release on February 15th and will be priced along the same …

CEO Robert Iger wants to make sure his company is in the clear on violence

Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II is once again at the top of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the game’s seventh No.1 and the first following its six-week run at the tail end of 2012. It also managed the rare feat of growing sales week-on-week – …

Former employees of bankrupt publisher pleased with new company, claims Mallat

The Sony Entertainment Network has launched in select territories, allowing users to purchase Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment content from their web browser. Sony announced that the new branch of PSN’s redesign is available now for users in US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. The firm did not mention when …