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The Oxford Street branch of HMV is now home to a special Gamerbase designed to promote games at launch. The 25ft square area currently features astroturf and football pitch themed furniture, as well as playable copies of FIFA 13. Next month, the space will be redesigned to host Need For …

The number of gaming girls is on the rise, but firms expect this audience to seek out mobile and online titles over boxed ones. Peter Hofstede of free online portal Girls Go Games told MCV the site has seen the amount of time girls spend playing online games more than …

Online games specialist Bigpoint is to bring three of its titles to retail. That’s thanks to an agreement with Contact Sales and its publishing arm Excalibur Publishing. The deal covers three titles – Battlestar Galactica Online, Drakensang Online and Pirate Storm. Each will be sold in the UK and Ireland …

Former US Army commander Bill Roedy to help Moshi Monsters studio expand business and brands

'Everything that we do, every thought that we have is all working towards this full game'

The arrival of the new ‘Super Slim’ PS3 has boosted sales of the console in the UK. Despite offering no significant price cut, PS3 sales were up 138 per cent last week according to UKIE and GfK Chart-Track data. The new 500GB machine accounted for 37 per cent of all …

But Rhode Island investigation continues

The new issue tells the fascinating story of Dlala, explores the future of GUI, and Peter Molyneux's return to basics

Injunction rejected till it can be unanimously proven Microsoft has infringed Motorola patents

The PlayStation 3 has hit the 4m unit sales mark in France, according to new numbers from GfK. Sony points out that it expects additional growth in France this year, despite the general downward trend of the global market. It also expects PS3 to establish itself as the leading platform …