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GameStop’s International VP Mike Mauler said the chain will grow and improve its mainland European storebase over the next 12 months. During a call to investors last week, the firm said performance of European stores was up year-on-year, as part of an overall modest International sales increase of 0.4 per …

This Facebook push may come through its Irish Jolt Online business, courtesy of a strategic move masterminded from the HQ in Texas. But a football management game? You couldn’t find anything more suited to a core set of British consumers. By focusing on digital content instead of the High Street, …

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So it transpires that GAME’s new consumer show has upset more than just team Eurogamer. After steady growth and increasing popularity, supporting this year’s Expo seemed like a no-brainer for many marketers. However Gamefest’s debut has created a real headache. Publishers are facing a choice. Just Gamefest? Just Eurogamer? Try …

Activision would lose partial ownership of the Modern Warfare IP if it fails in its legal battle with former employees, reports suggest. The California publisher is deep in a bitter lawsuit involving a group of former Infinity Ward employees, led by ousted studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West, as …

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Having already extended its 30-day free trial for MMO title Final Fantasy XIV on numerous occasions, Square Enix has announced that charges may not actually be introduced for quite some time. The supposedly pay monthly title has not actually charged players for use in the six months it has been …

West and Zampella could co-own the franchise if they win lawsuit, lawyer claims

Notorious hacker group Anonymous has publicly threatened Sony, after the firm launched legal action against two file sharers in the US. The two hackers, called GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo, are being sued for sharing jail broken PS3 codes It is the latest move in Operation Payback, the organisation’s mission to retaliate …

The latest edition of Angry Birds has soared past ten million downloads just ten days after its release, the game’s developer has claimed. Rovio said Angry Birds Rio had been breaking all records” in a message released on the firm’s Twitter account. Rio is the fastest-selling Angry Birds edition yet, …