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From the moment there ceased to be a GAME and Gamestation store in every major town, Game Retail Group must have known a unification of its brands was inevitable. The whole point of running both brands in parallel was to appeal to the ever-broadening games market across the country. In …

Game Retail has announced today that all its stores will now operate under one brand – GAME. MCV understands that an announcement was made during the GAME Conference today. It means an end to the firm’s dual-brand identity. It has operated both GAME and Gamestation stores since it acquired the …

More than 40,000 backers pledge support to Uber Entertainment's RTS

Nick Gibson analyses what the future holds for cloud gaming

Develop investigates how the publisher has managed to survive despite financial troubles and closures

I’m not going to lie – I thought Nintendo had to come in at 199.99 or below. And it didn’t. It looks very much as if the entry-level Wii U Basic SKU will set you back in the region of 250 this Christmas, with prices for the Premium Wii U …

London-based developer to focus on Windows 8 tablet devices

A brand new Microsoft-owned development studio has been created in London. It is being head up by the former production director at Rare, Lee Schuneman, and will focus on developing for Windows 8 tablet devices. Schuneman will report to Microsoft’s corporate VP of interactive entertainment Phil Harrison. The office will …

Creator of Mega-Man responds to fan pressure for another undead basher

Report shows double digit user decline in top games from major social publishers