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Cornwall-based video games caf Loading wants to open new bars in London. The outlet – which has produced a host of games-related drinks and held several club nights in its two years since starting up – is now seeking investors to help it grow across the UK. This investment would …

'Zynga's first big game was Hold'em Poker, which I heard they stole from the Old West'

An Indian games retailer hopes to have over 150 outlets in operation by 2015. Games The Shop, which currently has seven stores, also says it has the potential to expand its chain globally. India is a vast country – it has a scope for much more than 150 stores,” Games …

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Calibur11 has teamed up with Electronic Arts to produce a special Mass Effect 3 edition of its Vault console cases – complete with bonus DLC. The Collector’s Edition Mass Effect 3 Vault will be available for Xbox 360 S and the slimline PS3 when the game arrives on March 9th. …

2K Games is targeting fans of horror movies and sci-fi nuts with its marketing plan for The Darkness II. TV ads will run on Channel 4, Channel 5 and other satellite stations with sponsorships running on both SyFy and Horror Channel. The firm tells MCV there will be a ‘large-scale …

Fire Maple's point-and-click adventure, The Lost City, tops paid phone games chart

A new conference called PCR Retail Boot Camp has been announced for the UK PC and IT channel. And MCV can confirm that all dealers attending will receive a free 99 Apple TV as part of their VIP RetailGift Bag. Registration for the event has now opened, with the UK’s …

Reborn Horizon, the title created for last year’s Make The Game competition by Computec, is now available. European media firm Computec called for developers to create new social and browser games last year, offering the best studio a publishing contract and marketing budget worth one million Euros. The company has …

It may have launched a new digital label, but Rising Star has no plans to ditch boxed product. The firm says it is about to announce the first of four new iOS-only games, with the first title due to arrive at Easter, under the publisher’s new Rising Star Games Digital …