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Zynga, the defining force in the free and social games boom, says that it is stealing a march on the traditional core and console games market. And its COO, John Schappert, should know – he was once a prominent exec at both Electronic Arts and Xbox Live. MCV quizzed him …

BBC Worldwide has confirmed release dates for both the PS3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. The PS3 SKU will be available on PSN from next Wednesday (May23rd) with the boxed SKU hitting retail the following Friday (May 25th). The Vita version will be released digitally …

As first rumoured last week, retailer GameStop has announced that Steam Wallet vouchers are now available in all of its US stores. Customers will be able to buy $20 and $50 codes which will credit the cash to their Steam Wallet account. For the first time this will allow gamers …

UK games stores have applauded Activision’s ‘risky’ new direction for Call of Duty. Black Ops II thrusts the series 13 years into the future, and introduces non-linear gameplay to the franchise. I sense that there’s a real commitment from Activision andTreyarch to raise the bar once again for the Call …

TheUK games retail market was down a third in a tough April for the trade. Retailers made 45.8m from software sales last month, a 34.1 per centdrop over the same period last year. Just over 2m games were sold at UKretail, a year-on-year decline of 33.2 per cent. However, there …

While Game Retail Limited, the new owner of retailer GAME, appears in good health, the future looks less certain for its flagship Oxford Street Store in London. The Telegraph reports that the outlet could be forced to close its doors after the landlord, Lazari GP, won a court order last …

Administrator PriceWaterhouseCooper has said that it is already talking to a number of parties” about a possible acquisition of GAME’s Australian arm. "Initially we will continue to trade all stores, operating these on as close to a ‘business as usual’ mode as possible whilst we get a clearer understanding of …

inXile's Fargo keeps platform options open

Beta for rumoured successor available in the Philippines