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Monetising Mobile: Exploring Opportunities in Mobile Payments is hosted by MCV’s stablemate Mobile Entertainment on Thursday May 25th at BAFTA in London. Game makers are already exploring exciting new business models made possible by in-app payments, rental, try before you buy and more. And many online games publishers are looking …

Publisher management condemned as an alleged 51 staff could lose their jobs

It may have been dubbed a disappointing UK debut in many regards, but US tech retailer Best Buy has vowed to fight on with its aspirations in the UK market. There have been high expectations, but customers absolutely love the in-store experience we provide," the retailer’s head of home theatre …

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The press hasn’t been kind to Best Buy during its debut year in the UK. It arrived a year late, during a very tough period for retail, and as a result has suffered financial losses and senior management departures. It’s not exactly been the spectacular start many expected from the …

PublisHer Rockstar is spending big on its massive, TV-centric marketing operation for L.A. Noire. The GTA firm says it aims to make new IP Noire the blockbuster entertainment event for 2011, and another groundbreaking and exciting release from Rockstar.” The L.A. Noire TV campaign began this week, with spots during …

The US Copyright Group has been granted permission to subpoena ISPs for the details of users who have illegally downloaded movies via BitTorrent. Film companies are said to have paid ‘snoops’ to monitor BitTorrent sites by observing active torrents and capturing users’ IP addresses. TechRadar reports that around 23k individuals …

Free download of beta level editor kit available to PC game owners

Las Vegas event could tie in with final launch of the game

Social games firm Zynga has inked a deal to promote Born This Way, the new album from Lady Gaga. The partnership involves a virtual ‘GagaVille’ farm in its FarmVille game, a contest in its mobile social game Words With Friends, and other elements. The GagaVille farm will let fans unlock …