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The owner of HMV Canada is reportedly interested in acquiring some of the troubled chain’s UK stores. The Financial Times reports, however, that Hilco has not yet been approached by administrators Deloitte. The paper adds that as well as asking suppliers for a 300m bailout prior to falling into administration, …

Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar to return to families in Czech Republic

Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar have been freed on bail and are free to return home to the Czech Republic. The Bohemia Interactive developers were arrested in September after being accused of scouting a military base on the island of Lemnos to aid in the development of Arma III – …

Web portal to feature free browser-based games targeted at mid-to-hardcore gamers

iOS title for ages four and up launched on App Store by zombie game outfit

Deep Silver has lifted the lid on a new edition of the upcoming Dead Island Riptide – and it’s a little risqu to say the least. It’s called the Dead Island Riptide Zombie Bait Edition and comes with a 31cm tall resin statue, which is Dead Island’s grotesque take on …

News of a decline in demand for iPhone has seen Apple’s share price fall to its lowest point in nearly a year. Apple’s share price fell 3.6 per cent to $501.75 yesterday – a 28 per cent fall since its September 2012 high. Bloomberg reports that Apple has ordered just …

The sales keep coming at Game4u. After holiday sales on boxed and digital games, the retailer has now launched a two-month end of season sale. From now until 28th February, the retailer is offering up to 50% off on over 60 titles, including Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution, Assassin’s Creed …

Kim Bayley, the director general of the Entertainment Retailers Association, has claimed that HMV is too important for music and video companies to let it disappear. Highlighting that physical sales still account for 75 per cent of those markets, Bayley argues that HMV’s potential loss from the High Street would …

Online games company ChangYou.com today launched the Gamiction web portal through which it will release online free-to-play games tailored to the Indian audience. Designed to appeal to Indian mid to hardcore gamers”, Gamiction will feature free browser-based games that require no downloads, with minimal bandwidth usage. The first game to …