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A reshuffle at Dixons Retail has seen its Nintendo buyer promoted. Christopher Rogers has taken on the role of category manager for gaming, and is now responsible for titles across all formats. He will report into Home category Tony Puddefoot. Rogers has been working at the consumer electronics firm for …

Sony has stated that the manufacturing disruption caused by the fallout of last month’s earthquake and tsunami last month could force it to alter its NGP launch plans. This could include the delaying of the launch in some regions. Bloomberg quotes SCEA president Jack Treet as saying that the disaster …

Sergio Pimentel joins audio production house to head up new music supervision arm

Always quick to jump on any possible sales opportunity, the accessories sector has outdone itself once again by latching onto the 3DS dizziness debate. Online accessories retailer GamingZap is currently taking pre-orders on what is called the ‘Hed Saver’. Effectively it’s a cooling patch that sits on a user’s forehead …

Own an iPhone? Develop’s essential daily content can be read from the palm of your hand with the free Develop App. The app recently passed one thousand downloads and offers a raft of unique functions, including up-to-the-minute news direct from Develop-Online.net plus a completely customisable homepage and industry event listings. …

It might not have any games pencilled in for the launch of Sony’s PSP successor the NGP, but THQ has told MCV that it does plan to support the machine a little further down the line. "We do have plans, but we just haven’t announced anything yet," president and CEO …

What has been behind the decision to rebrand THQ?We laid out this strategy almost two and a half years ago. The whole idea was to have two business units, for core and family. On the core side of the business it was about fewer, bigger, but very high quality core …

Gamers could soon be able to buy Xbox Live, PSN or Nintendo points from their local newsagents. That’s if PaySafeCard gets its own way. The firm operates a service where customers can get code print-outs from tills, similar to how mobile top-ups work. It already offers Facebook Credits, as well …

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, …