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PC kingpin Valve has insisted it is not interested in handing over data for a digital games chart. The Bellevue-based studio is thought to control in excess of half the PC download market. The man in charge of its Steam platform told MCV charting such content is less useful in …

Security researchers unveiled the scandalous discovery that Apple’s iPhone and iPad are recording the user’s geographic location to a secret file. Revealing the discovery at the O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara, researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden said that iPhone and iPad have been "storing a long list …

In a move loaded with strategic significance, Sony is on the verge of buying digital distribution firm Ztorm. There is no official confirmation of the deal as yet, but MCV understands that long-running discussions are on the brink of a successful conclusion. Ztorm said it has no comment on the …

Develop continues its profiles of emerging and leading technology

May 11th event to be attended by Rocksteady, Jagex, Creative Assembly and more

UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson has resigned. He has left the organisation to seek new challenges it was confirmed moments ago. Rawlinson is expected to have left UKIE by the end of the week, and MCV has been told his departure from the group is amicable. As the organisation now …

UKIE director general steps down after ten years leading and shaping games trade body

London-based online gaming firm Mind Candy will open a US office in the next few months. The firm may be on the fringe of the games industry but its Moshi Monsters browser-based game is well-established with over 38m registered users in over 150 territories worldwide. The move is part of …

Retailer Tesco has made a bold move into the digital space by acquiring a majority 80 per cent stake in video-on-demand service Blinkbox. Blinkbox, which launched in April 2008, boasts around 2m UK visitors a month and has a catalogue including over 9,000 movies and many TV shows. It offers …

Virtua Tennis 4 has been backed by a 1m marketing plan to ensure it’s a smash hit with gamers. The Sega sports title will benefit from a series of online, TV and print advertisements around the game’s release on Friday, April 29th, the day of the Royal Wedding. Ads will …