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GameStop says the closure of its Northern Ireland stores is merely part of its already announced plan to exit the UK brick and mortar market. GameStop Group’s commercial director Michael Finucane, who oversees the business in the UK and Ireland, this morning told MCV that shutting three stores this week …

Steel Media has announced that Kristan Reed has taken on the role of editor-in-chief for Pocket Gamer. Reed has ore than a decade of experience in video games journalism, having started back in 1999 on Computer Trade Weekly, the precursor to MCV. He was also editorial director at Eurogamer, before …

Console giant recruiting staff for internal projects

Thirty-minute series not yet greenlit

Project Cars confirmed for next-gen

MCV’s sister magazine has taken an innovative new game into the heartland of the toy industry: huge London trade show Toy Fair. The ToyNews stand at the event is showing Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect software at the stand – and scored the first UK showing of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar …

Microsoft is to phase out its virtual currency system by the end of the year, according to reports. Inside Mobile Appsreports the console giant will be ditching Microsoft points from Xbox Live, Windows Phone and Zune marketplace.Virtual currency will be replaced by real money transactions based on regional pricing, bringing …

Women paid less yet are more experienced, survey results show

Developer working on 'unique action adventure' for PS Vita

Popular industry figure and leading marketer Dawn Paine has announced that she is to leave Nintendo UK after ten years to join Universal Pictures. General manager David Yarnton will now oversee the marketing team. Senior managers Rob Lowe, James Honeywell and Jo Bartlett will report directly to him. Paine has …