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A market researcher has stated that Amazon may have sold as many as two million units of its Kindle Fire tablet. The CEO of eDataSource, Carter Nicholas, toldCNetthat there had been around 850,000 units sold directly by Amazon, but said that total sales could be in excess of two million …

Markus Persson (aka Notch), the creator of hit PC title Minecraft, has after four years stepped away from the game to focus on other projects. Ongoing development of the IP will from this point on be handled by new Minecraft lead developer Jens Bergensten, who has been working on the …

UK supermarket chain Asda is selling a 19-inch HD-ready TV for under 100 this Christmas. The Luxor TV also comes with built-in Freeview giving buyers access to 50 channels and 24 radio stations.It’s the latest deal from Asda following its 40 Blu-ray player it promoted last month. Asda is also …

Much like the big Hollywood movies, triple-A games have become all about the opening weekend. Sales and marketing experts are focusing their efforts on those first few days. Midnight launches – our version of a film premiere – are becoming increasingly extravagant. We’ve had tanks driving down Oxford Street and …

MCV readers can now get a free trial of sister publication, Music Week – followed by substantially reduced subscription rates. Intent Media, MCV’s parent company, bought the world renowned industry bible in the summer and has already made significant improvements to the mag and website – including the appointment of …

My son, only 17 months old, knows how to turn on my iPhone, he’s seen me use it so much. The other day he saw me playing Super Mario 3D Land and stopped to crane around and look at the screen (don’t worry, I turned off 3D), before pointing to …

Sony will tonight debut a new ad on British TV that represents the beginning of its multi-million pound PlayStation Christmas campaign. Tonight’s spot highlights a four game PS3 bundle that includes a 320GB console and copies of Battlefield 3, FIFA 12, Uncharted 3 and Gran Turismo 5 for 259.95. Ads …