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Popular games download service GOG.com has enjoyed a relaunch of sorts with its focus no longer on simply good old games”. Instead, the portal will now offer a mixture of old and new titles, though it stays true to its established principle of only selling titles without DRM. Newer means …

UK national newspaper The Daily Express has said that former CEO Ian Shepherd should not be blamed for GAME’s current predicament. Shepherd resigned from his role of CEO and left the company yesterday after The GAME Group entered administration and PwC were put in charge. When Ian Shepherd took charge …

Australia and New Zealand have fared well in the global recession, due in part to our proximity to Asia and relative economic isolation from the US. This has driven consumers to import their games directly from the US to take advantage of the exchange rate, and several websites to set …