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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 …

Retailer GameStop has closed all three of its stores in Northern Ireland. TheGamingLiberty reports that employees were only told of the decision on Sunday (Jan 22nd). The stores in question now have posters on the shutters directing customers to the website. We are transferring all of our UK business on-line …

Sony Computer Entertainment UK has opened a new Vita showcase in Glasgow, allowing consumers to try up the upcoming handheld. The Glasgow event is part of the Vita Rooms tour, which creates temporary venues where gamers can learn more about PlayStation Vita and its games, as well as getting hands-on …

Transactions to be based on real regional currency by end of year

Capcom will release its eight-game Digital Collection bundle – complete with two Street Fighter titles – on March 30th in the UK. The Xbox 360 exclusive – announced last month – will arrive a few days earlier in the US on March 27th, and comes with an MSRP of $39.99. …

Industry given good bill of health as earnings rise by 6.5%

Almost 1,000 games industry professionals took part in our biggest ever salary survey