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Global games retailer GameStop has fared better than the overall games market by posting a sales drop of just 4.6 per cent for the nine weeks ending December 29th. Global sales for the period were $2.88bn. Like-for-like sales fell 4.4 per cent, with the US declining 3.5 per cent and …

Several of THQ’s popular IP will be auctioned individually after a buy-out for the bankrupt publisher fell through. THQ properties such as WWE, Company of Heroes, Metro, Saints Row and Dawn of War will be auctioned on 22nd January. The publisher is also said to have several unannounced games under …

It has a reputation for resisting technology and business developments, but Nintendo has finally conceded to the logic of the free-to-play space. It marks a notable change of tact from president Satoru Iwata, who in 2011 pledged that Nintendo would never venture into the F2P market for fear of further …

Annual growth of 35 per cent is expected to further increase Samsung’s lead over former market leader Apple in 2013. That’s according to Strategy Analytics, which predicts smartphone shipments will grow 27 per cent to 875m units this year, although that’s down sharply from the 41 per cent jump seen …

Imprisoned developer Ivan Buchta continues to support game's creation through letters

UK retail sales values were up ever so slightly by 0.3 per cent year-on-year fro December. It’s a severe drop from the 2.2 per cent gain made in 2011, but better than some had feared. The BRC reports that total sales were up 1.5 per cent. This is down from …

New Lisbon office to help enable developers to reach over 70% of all Brazilian internet users

'News title' rejected from App Store for 'solely targeting a specific race, culture and government'

Nintendo has announced the first ever ‘proper’ 3D Pokemon outings – Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. It’s also the first time the series has been released on 3DS. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata went to great lengths to repeatedly tell his Pokemon Direct audience that the game will release simultaneously worldwide …

BoaCompra has stated that it’s on the hunt for European talent having established its first office in the territory. The Brazilian free-to-play company specialises in both publishing and monetising online titles and currently reaches around 70 per cent of all Brazil’s internet users. It currently has offices in Maring, So …