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Retailer GAME has issued what may well be its final statement before the process of dismantling the retailer begins. It follows confirmation of its official entry into administration just moments ago. Further to our announcements of March 21st, the Board of GAME has completed its discussions with lenders and third …

After two months of worry and rumour, GAME has as of today officially entered administration. PwC remains hopeful that a going concern sale of the business is achievable”, but that will not stop the closure of many stores and the potential loss of thousands of jobs. PwC has not yet …

GAME CEO Ian Shepherd has attacked the media for its reporting of the GAME situation. The comments come to light as GAME and Gamestation employees wait for official confirmation of the retailer’s going into administration – and the store closures and job losses that will result. MCV has this morning …

Darksiders 2 director ponders straight port to new Nintendo console

Almost a third of all Diablo players are female, a new report shows. With 31 per cent of users female, this is close to the volume seen for the average game. The Blizzard RPG series also has more players in the 20-24 (both genders), 25-29 (males) and 30-34 (females) age …

Markus Persson shared his $4m dividend to staff; Sean Parker wanted to invest

Sony is in the process of closing down Washington studio Zipper Interactive, a new report suggests, in a move that potentially affects scores of jobs in the region. Zipper Interactive staff, who over the years have built a range of PlayStation titles such as SOCOM and the PlayStation Vita title …

Workers issued redundancy notices following project cancellation, report claims

As expected, retailer GAME will this morning enter administration. Furthermore, Sky News presenter Joel Hills has claimed via Twitter that no buyer has been found for the chain. The news sadly points to a store closure programme, with staff likely to be told today of which branches are to close …

Publisher EA has scored its ninth No.1 of 2012 with FIFA Street retaining the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Capcom’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City debuts in second place, with the Xbox 360 SKU claiming 60 per cent of sales. In all EA titles …