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Sony Online Entertainment has assured its customers that personal data is safe following the PSN hacking scandal. "We have been conducting a thorough investigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no customer personal information got out to any unauthorised person or persons," the company stated on the DC Universe …

Ubisoft will release games from Italian publisher Black Bean in the UK. The deal means that the Assassin’s Creed publisher can add licensed racing games to its roster, including motorbike franchise SBK and rally series WRC. The firm will also release Black Bean’s other titles, such as its National Geographic …

The Bigpoint Berlin man takes us behind the scenes of Drankensang Online

Users told: We believe your details have been taken

Guildford-based Wonderland Software sold for undisclosed fee

Digital may remain one of the stiffest challenges for High Street retail, but GAME’s attempts to tap into the growing market have so far proved successful. Earlier this year GAME began selling Xbox Live Arcade titles via dedicated points cards sold over the counter. "A ‘retail accelerator’ effect also applies …

Exclusive deals for Collector’s Editions may irk some of the gaming public, but the strategy has reaped big rewards for retailer GAME in the last year. "Last year we offered customers 39 exclusive versions of titles, and on average they delivered a market share around a third higher than when …

Plans to drastically reduce its UK store count are to continue as previously outlined at GAME. In April 2010 chairman Peter Lewis stated that the group aimed to reduce its UK store count to 550 by Christmas 2013. This number was reiterated today by chief executive Ian Shepherd, who added …

Execs at Cohort, Zoe Mode, Curve and Doublesix express their views

It has emerged that part of Sony’s PSN terms and conditions claim that the company is not liable for any loss of user data. "We exclude all liability for loss of data or unauthorised access to your data, Sony Online Network account or Sony Online Network wallet and for damage …