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Supermarket chain Asda is kicking off its drive to win the Christmas market with a discount Blu-ray player offer. The retailer is selling the ONN DS-BD52 Blu-ray and DVD player for just 40. The unit includes HDMI, composite and digital coaxial audio ports. It is available both in-store and online, …

Online auction giant eBay is to open its first bricks and mortar store in the UK. The one-off five-day experiment will be located just off London’s Oxford Street and will trade between December 1st-5th. Interestingly, the shop itself will have a very limited selection of stock and no tills. Instead, …

Activision has named a number of entertainment and retail stats demonstrating the monstrous success that is record breaker Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The publisher says the game has set an all-time entertainment launch record, grossing over $775m worldwide. It has been confirmed as the best-selling game launch at …

Knights Corner co-processor 'twice as fast as previous generation'

Multiple unannounced projects to be made with Epic's flagship tech

It may not top the record-breaking performance of the UK games market last week, but tomorrow is set to be one of the busiest days of the year for games retailers. Eight top-tier games will all be released tomorrow drawing in fans from across a range of genres. The headline …

Cave’s western rampage is continuing with the announcement of its fifth title for iOS. Bug Princess 2 actually assumes the namesake of Mushihimesama: Bug Panic, a top-down run ‘n’ gun title released for the platform last year. However, judging from the debut trailer bug Princess 2 is actually a port …

Does working for free devalue the game audio profession?

114 new jobs created in the last year, with another 99 expected by next September

Studio loses three staff to Ngmoco Sweden since September