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Few managers are able to sniff out a transfer deal as well as Harry Redknapp, but even ol’ ‘arry had to call in some favours to seal his latest capture. Apparently, it wasn’t the chipper and dulcet tones of England reject Redknapp that sealed the deal. Nor the mountains of …

My dad could beat up your dad. Except neither of them exist beyond the confines of our imagination. It’s a bit like that. But we’re unofficially in the run-up to the next-gen now. Imagine the last few days in the office before Christmas. You’re technically at work but everyone expects …

Sony Computer Entertainment and Jerry ‘Kevin Butler’ Lambert have settled their differences out of court. The dispute stemmed from a complaint from Sony last October that Lambert had starred as comedy CEO Kevin Butler in a Bridgestone Tyres ad – a move that Sony claimed was a breach of contract …

Studio one of 13 small creative and digital businesses across England to receiving funding from Regional Growth Fund

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Sam Fisher’s latest adventure, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which ends with a new release date. Blacklist, which is being developed at the new Ubisoft Toronto studio, was initially slated for release this spring, which would be anywhere from March to May, but the trailer …

2013 will be the first full year for the new Sega: a big publisher that focuses on digital first, complemented by select boxed brands. MCV asks European COO Jurgen Post how these plans will come to fruition this year.. The restructure Sega announced last year showed a focus on digital …

Big games brands are known the world over, but do consumers know the firms behind them? Harris Interactive research director Lee Langford examines how brand awareness could help publishers… Many games franchises now easily outgross Hollywood movies so increasing media attention means that even members of the non-gaming fraternity, your …

A new type of die hopes to change the way people play virtual board games. Dice+ can be used to interact with a digital board game, whether it’s played on a tablet, mobile or traditional game platform. It contains a number of patents and works out elements of the selection …

Industry veteran wants to work with toy suppliers to bring dice rolling to virtual games

'Developers who stick with virtual currency will get left behind', says Jonathan Flesher