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Legal action has been launched against retailer GameStop in the US concerning its use of mandatory security checks on employees. The company routinely checks employees before any breaks or after their shifts. However, many are apparently unhappy that these checks take place outside of their contracted hours and the failure …

The markets have reacted dramatically to GAME’s full year revenue target downgrade issued last week. The crash comes despite GAME’s repeated assurances that it continues to outperform the UK market. At the start of play on Wednesday November 16th, the day on which GAME issued its statement, GAME Group’s share …

Having enjoyed success on Xbox 360, Microsoft is to take Kinect to the next stage of its development with a Windows-specific version of the hardware – as well as a potential improvement to the Xbox 360 product. The company had already announced a suite of PC development tools for the …

Big Fish Games has secured an agreement with Apple for a first-of-its-kind subscription games servcie on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It will use the subscription functionality introduced to iOS as part of the Newsstand app. Bloomberg reports that access to dozens” of titles will be offered for $6.99 a …

SCEE this evening revealed more details about the February 22nd launch of its new handheld games device. PlayStation Vita will come with 11 first-party launch games the firm announced at a London briefing this evening. The firm’s Sony Worldwide Studios Europe Michael Denny claimed that the line-up is one of …

Blizzard, Halfbrick and Slant Six to take stage

Tutors include Rhianna Pratchett and Naomi Alderman

Company admits the role of Flash 'will change' as HTML5 progresses

The global launch the Star Wars MMO could trigger a mass-exodus of World of Warcraft subscribers, according to new analyst data. Lazard Capital Markets has downgraded Activision Blizzard’s stock from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’ after a recent survey found that more than half of existing World of Warcraft subscribers have grown …

Activision Blizzard stock downgraded to neutral after worrying survey results