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Dead Space 2 has shot straight to the top of the UK All Formats Top 40 chart this week. EA’s horror sequel outperformed its predecessor which debuted at No.6 when it was released on October 24th, 2008. Sony’s LittleBigPlanet 2 and EA’s FIFA 11 drop one place each to No.2 …

Spil Games, owner of more than a dozen international casual gaming portals, has today revealed a new brand identity.

Grainger’s Games’ expansion is continuing at a rapid pace, and now the firm is looking to make some high-profile appointments to grow its business even further. Although we have historically trained and developed people in-house, combining this with bringing in some people from outside can contribute a fresh perspective and …

UK retailer GAME has lowered its 3DS price to 219.99. The firm was originally selling the device for 229.99, but that price has come under pressure following aggressive moves from rivals ShopTo, Play and Amazon, all of which are selling the device for around 200. GAME has also revealed a …

Paper Child Studios secures release deal

Duels of the Planeswalkers passes 500,000 XBLA sales; PSN edition launched

Nick Wheelwright steps up after six month board spell

In depth: Develop speaks to the founder of game investment website, 8-Bit funding

Global game design event kicks off in a few hours

Do you deserve to win a MCV Award this year? Lobbying is open for the 2011 MCV Industry Excellence Awards, so please send in your nominations. The deadline is Friday, February 11th. All nominations must be sent to AwardsLobbying@intentmedia.co.uk A full guide to the awards can be found here – …