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Today, a massive sale which began earlier this week on selected titles has become what the web site is calling a ‘Final Clearance’ sale. The sale is explicitly pasted on the front of GAME’s Australian web site, and constitutes 60% off the marked price off the already heavily-discounted range from …

Final tally for pay-what-you want collection almost double any previous offering

App development 'like a drug', says Whale Trail developer

Bestselling casual franchise gets merchandising deals

Investment to allow studio 'complete autonomy from the pressures of publishers'

Computing giant to focus on smaller, more localised events

Computing giant joins Sega and Nintendo in missing this year's event

Just over one year ago, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot fired a warning shot at EA and Activision. The resolute yet softly-spoken Frenchmen told MCV that Ubisoft was on a trajectory to become the No.1 publisher in the world. Today, he’s not so sure. The market is changing,” he says. We …

The Wii U will cost 199.99 and be launched on July 14th in the UK – according to Amazon.co.uk. In truth the release date, at least, seems highly unlikely. Were the console so close to launch then E3 would have included far more detail than it did, and third parties …

The vast German consumer and trade video game show Gamescom has not been shaken by Microsoft’s decision to miss the 2012 event. In a statement issued to MCV, organiser Koelnmesse says the event is still ‘on track, demonstrating stability and growth despite the difficult market situation’. Instead, the organisers say …