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EA has announced the addition of several new publishing partners for its PC digital distribution platform Origin. Sega, Team 17, Rebellion, Kalypso and other undisclosed companies have agreed to bring their games to the growing platform as it continues in its effort to add third parties to a suddenly budding …

A leaked memo from GAME, seen by MCV, says that Activision and Microsoft are the latest publishing giants to not supply the troubled specialist giant. Activision titles Cabela Big Game Hunter 2012 and Zhu Zhu Babies, plus Microsoft’s Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure, will not be sold by the retailer, …

Today may have delivered some potentially good news for GAME, but the frustration continues for the chain’s customers. Following confirmation earlier today that 3DS title Kid Icarus: Uprising and Sega’s Yakuza: Dead Souls will not be stocked by the retailer, Nintendo’s PokePark 2 for Wii has been added to the …

Analyst group Sterne Agee has proclaimed a shift in expectations for the release date of Rockstar’s upcoming action title Grand Theft Auto V. The game is now more likely to launch at the start of next year versus later this year as previously thought, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia has …

Game design legend may attend Brighton event celebrating spoof twitter account

Players can climb up to level fifteen for free this weekend in BioWare's hit sci-fi MMO

US investment fund specialist Blueshore Global Equity has told MCV that it believes retailer GAME is a tremendous investment prospect – even if it does enter administration. Blueshore recently acquired an eight per cent stake in GAME Group and tonight told MCV that the market is failing to recognise the …

Social games company hopes to avoid 'lockup selloff'

Event draws inspiration from spoof account's game design concepts

Investors believe that Walmart is prepared to offer 12p per share to buyout GAME Group. News of Walmart’s approach to GAME was revealed exclusively by MCV this afternoon. As recently as Monday, GAME shares plunged to an all-time low of just 0.5p. However, rumours of a buyout today have seen …