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Customers who have paid a deposit for Diablo III at GAME Australia have been left out of pocket. Having entered administration yesterday, the retailer has confirmed not only that it won’t be stocking Blizzard’s RPG, but also that it can’t afford to refund any deposits placed. Due to the appointment …

Blizzard has issued a statement announcing a mutual agreement with Valve regarding the DOTA trademark. Valve is currently developing DOTA 2, but under the terms of the settlement Blizzard will maintain its right to the noncommercial use of DOTA for its players relating to community created maps for Warcraft III …

After a lengthy battle to secure additional backers to keep it afloat, GAME Australia has gone into administration through PwC today. The chain in Australia is an independently owned company, trading as TGW Pty Ltd, and employs around 500 people. PriceWaterhouseCoopers is handling the company’s administration process, and has stated …

Another notable info bite to come out of Activision’s recent financial report was the current state of their Call of Duty Elite service. Over 10m gamers have registered for Call of Duty Elite, with 20 per cent of those converting to the premium version of the service. That has the …

GameStop has pulled Playstation Portable games from the smallest quarter of its stores in what the company is describing as an effort to make the most of its merchandising space. "The consolidation is occurring to maximize the merchandising space in the smallest 25% of stores," a GameStop representative shared with …

Valve has revealed the top selling titles on Steam for the week prior. The PC release of Modern Warfare 3 Collection 1 made quite a splash despite arriving tardy to the console versions. The DLC pack grabbed the runner-up spot, being beaten out only by Portal 2 bolstered by a …

Gate Five Studio's breach of contract suit upheld by New York Judge

World of Warcraft developer-publisher Blizzard will not have a floor presence at this year’s E3, a company rep has told MCV. This makes it’s the fifth consecutive year the company has bypassed the annual games trade show in Los Angeles. Additionally, Blizzard will not be holding one of its own …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, GAME loses five senior execs as part of its ongoing reshuffle and we look at the best job vacancies. Senior execs depart in GAME restructure Several of the specialist’s most popular execs are set to depart as part …

$500,000 target hit just hours before final deadline