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Just a few months ago it was the bane of many publishers’ existence, but now hacking collective Anonymous has set out on morally positive venture. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks on 40 websites that are being used to share indecent images of children. Furthermore, Anonymous has already published …

Leaked govt paper says employment laws are too hard on businesses

Research analyst bases date on meetings with contacts close to Asian component suppliers

BoE governor backs 'credit easing' policies, but admits QE won't boost bank loans

The arrival of Battlefield 3 next week doesn’t just mark the culmination of EA’s campaign to unseat Activision’s yearly Call of Duty colossus. It’s a calculated attack on the most lucrative modern games franchise of all time. Grudges between the publishers run deep, and this fight has dragged in not …

There will be no escaping Mario & Sonic this Christmas as Sega ramps up its TV ad push. The publisher has prepared its biggest ever TV spend for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games title, which will be released for Wii on November 18th. The bulk of ads will run …

Valve perplexed by extraordinary conversion rate for Team Fortress 2

Consumers can go hands on with Turtle Beach headsets at all 11 Best Buy stores. The X11 and X41 models are available for customers to use. Best Buy is also the first UK retailer to launch an online Turtle Beach shop. Giving all our customers a chance to experience the …

Sainsbury’s new 1m acquisition will let it develop a digital games service for 2012, it has told MCV. The supermarket giant purchased Global Media Vault (GMV) from Music Box Leisure last week. The online entertainment specialist has a unique entertainment ecommerce and digital media platform, with a digital database of …

Peripherals specialist Venom will distribute a range of officially licensed 3DS peripherals. The firm has the exclusive UK and Ireland distribution rights for Project Sustain’s 3DS range. There are nine products currently on offer, including mushroom ear buds, folio cases and in-car chargers. These are available now and are already …