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Warren Spector’s original vision of a four-game Epic Mickey saga may be relegated to a pipe dream. The LA Times reports the Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two sold just 270,000 copies in the US by the conclusion of last year. In comparison, the first Epic Mickey moved 1.3m …

An honest-to-goodness sequel for iOS hit Temple run is hours away from arriving on the US and UK App Stores. Temple Run 2 landed on the New Zealand App Store for free earlier today, and Touch Arcade reports its scheduled to go live in the US tonight. On top of …

Ubisoft will release the latest instalment of its popular Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series this summer. Splinter Cell: Blacklist will arrive on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on August 23rd in the UK, the publisher has confirmed to MCV. That’s three days after the August 20th release date that was …

The Entertainment Retail Association hopes Blockbuster will re-emerge in some form. The rental giant announced it would go into administration earlier today. ERA’s director general Kim Bayley says the rental giant has suffered due to the rise of online and on-demand rental firms. We are saddened by the news that …

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Business recovery firm Begbies Traynor estimates that 140 UK retailers are currently in a critical condition”. The firm would not identify any of the 140 retailers on its critical watchlist”, but their inclusion means they have either a winding up petition or a county court judgement over 5,000. The stats …

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Retailer Blockbuster has announced that it will continue to honour gift cards and store credit despite slipping into administration this afternoon. This means gamers who have amassed credit at the store following its increased focus on trade-ins over recent months are not yet being left out of pocket. It will …

In the same week as the UK High Street saw HMV slip into administration, fellow long-term chain Blockbuster has now followed its lead. But whereas HMV bosses remain convinced that they can turn the situation around and save the brand, Blockbuster’s days already seem numbered. In recent years Blockbuster has …

UK entertainment retail is facing another huge blow, with reports that Blockbuster is to enter administration. MCV sources have informed us that management had already been planning to shut in the region of 150 UK stores over the next six months. The retailer is understood to be sitting on significant …