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One way or another, GAME as we know it has GONE, and may be replaced by something entirely different on Monday. MCV has learnt today that GAME management has presented suppliers with four possible outcomes for the company. The conclusion follows a period of consultation between a hired financial specialist …

A takeover at GAME still looks some way off, with the retailer having recently held talks with publishers in an effort to raise funds needed to pay store rents this weekend. GAME still hopes a takeover can be agreed, but it will not be completed in time to fund the …

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A new 3DS outing for Disney’s Epic Mickey franchise is on the brink of being announced, according to rumours. Eurogamer reports that the French Official Nintendo magazine has word that Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion will be officially revealed next week. It’s unclear whether or not the game will …

Tenth annual event takes place in August

HumanIK and Mudbox used for next PlayStation game

The first round of speakers for this year’s Edinburgh interactive festival have been revealed. Speaking at the event will be GREE’s European business development and developer relations boss Kyoto Matsushita, Flurry’s European MD Richard Firminger, CloudMade’s VP of community Christopher Peterson and Tapjoy’s European MD Paul Bowen. Industry stalwart Ian …

International children’s sport and play charity Right To Play has secured a sponsorship programme from Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft for 2012. Right To Play works to improve the quality of life for children in some of the most impoverished places around the world. The deal sees MS handing over …

EA, Ubisoft, Bigpoint, Take-Two and Bethesda already on board

The Italian video games market was worth $1.09bn in 2011, and more than half of this was generated by software sales. Italy has suffered slight declines in sales of hardware, software and accessories since 2010 but the nation is still home to a healthy retail landscape. Italy is the fourth …