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Retailer GameStop has reported another set of record numbers for its 2010 fiscal year. Q4 2010 sales climbed 4.8 per cent to $3.69bn with like-for-like store sales increasing by 2.6 per cent. Net earnings jumped 10.1 per cent to $237.8m. For the full fiscal year total sales climbed 4.3 per …

As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom has confirmed that it will re-release both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica in HD. Interestingly, both will be available only as digital downloads via Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network and will not be boxed releases at retail. Both will be release …

Develop readers have been offered a 25 ticket discount for the upcoming Learning Without Frontiers event in London. The previous London edition of the conference held speeches from the likes of Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton, Sony Europe senior vice president Ray Maguire, Media Molecule’s Kareem Ettouney and Wikipedia …

Reloaded Productions 'will create 22 jobs'

On the eve of the biggest launch in its history, Nintendo has told MCV that everything is in place for the 3DS to break records this weekend and then go on to become it’s most successful ever console. Marketing manager James Honeywell said that the pre-launch campaign has been an …

What’s the mood like in the Nintendo camp now that the big day’s nearly here? Yeah, everyone’s feeling good. There’s been some fantastic activity in the last couple of months, from us and from retail, and I think that’s got everyone in a really positive frame of mind for the …

It’s taken years of hard work for Eurogamer Expo to achieve its lofty status, even longer for Wolf Events to establish the cross-media MCM Expos, and word is that Play.com Live was a costly move. But if someone can crack this arena, you’d hope it would be GAME. Indeed, while …

Governmentâ??s industry investment has fallen sharp since 2010 General Election

The 3DS VIP launch event in London’s Old Billingsgate tonight will be broacast by Sky. Comedian Russell Kane and musicians Plan B, Hadouken, DJ Yoda and Parade will perform at the event which will hold 2,000 guests. Competition winners and Club Nintendo members are among those attending. The TV show …

F1 2011 will drive into retailers on Friday, September 23rd, Codemasters has confirmed. The racer will launch on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. NGP and 3DS versions are also in the works although release dates are still to be announced. F1 2011 is in development at Codemasters Studios Birmingham. It …