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Blockbuster UK boss Martin Higgins hopes the sale of the firm will end the media circus surrounding the retail giant’s future. The US parent company – which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September last year – has accepted a bid of $290m from Cobalt Video Holdco. The retailer and …

The UK games media says it must stop confusing advertisers and agree on an industry standard for measuring web traffic. But there is much to be done before this complicated situation can be resolved. Currently the games media uses multiple web traffic monitors – such as ABCe, Google Analytics and …

Naughty Dog has invested six years of its life into the Uncharted series, we ask the studio how it remains motivated and creative

Group looks to fill 15 new positions ahead of various motion control projects

Virtua Tennis 4 is smashing its way to UK and European retailers in two months’ time. The multiformat sports title arrives on April 29th ahead of a North American release on May 10th. It will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, and is the first time a Virtua …

A brand new trailer for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has gone live this afternoon, and you can see it below, It’s the first time gamers have got a chance to see some in-game footage from the title, which is due out worldwide on November 11th on Xbox 360, …

Opportunities thrive amid plan to relocate US arm

The need to adapt to the increasingly digital games market was the driving force behind Namco Bandai’s decision to combine its Games and Network divisions, US VP of marketing Carlson Choi has told MCV. "Previously, there were different brands that one of these departments had access to that the other …

MMO developer and publisher Trion Worlds has announced that more than one million user accounts have been registered with the company to date. This massive audience suggests a high level of interest for the firm’s first release, MMORPG Rift, which arrives on March 4th. The announcement was made as the …

New MMO title to be built in the US