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The huge growth in the second-hand market has seen a surge in sales for disc repair specialists. Total Disc Repair, whose machines are used by Asda among others, claims there are almost 5,000 of its devices on the market. The spike in demand follows the need to clean recently traded-in …

The King of Pop might not be around to see it, but his new video game is causing a storm across the country. Ubisoft has taken Michael Jackson: The Experience on the road to promote it with Just Dance 2 in a range of UK shopping centres. Jacko’s dancing game …

Bonsai Barber creator wants to â??push the fieldâ?? on return from hiatus

Despite competition from Kinect and Move, Nintendo hardware sales have increased as spending ramps up for Christmas. MCV understands that sales of Wii consoles and games have rebounded over recent weeks, thanks to aggressive price activity. Sainsbury’s has slashed 25 per cent off Wii and DS consoles, with Wii hardware …

Retailer GAME has released more details about its official UK launch event for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, which will take place on the night of Monday December 6th at Sound in Leicester Square. Proceedings will be hosted by The Gadget Show presenter Jason Bradbury, with a special Q&A session lined …

Mega Bloks is to launch a range of Need for Speed construction toy sets, it has been confirmed. The line is due to launch in summer 2011 and is targeted at both building fans and collectors, including authentic vehicles and play-sets. Vic Bertrand, chief innovation officer, Mega Brands, commented: "We’re …

Stuart Black has joined London studio City Interactive following his unexpected departure from fellow UK developer Codemasters. Black was on the lead creative team of Criterion’s 2006 FPS project, also named Black. Later he emerged at Codemasters, working on a new IP altogether – the FPS Bodycount. Develop understands that …

New home for the Bodycount creative director; War shooter project underway

Though it sounds like its release is still a long way off, famed film director Christopher Nolan has confirmed that a game based on his successful movie Inception is in the works. I always imagined Inception to be a world where a lot of other stories could take place,” Nolan …

The Advertising Standards Agency has banned an Argos TV ad because of its misinformation regarding the retailer’s delivery service. An ad depicting two penguins delivering fish to a walrus claims that: With over 1500 lorries, [Argos] can deliver what you want at a time slot that’s right for you.” However, …