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It has been revealed with little fanfare that leading European game and movie rental firm Lovefilm is to launch a streaming movie service on Sony’s PlayStation Network for PS3 owners. The announcement came via a video on the PS3 YouTube channel, which can be seen here. Users will be able …

Tim Langdell has until Friday October 15th to inform all licencees of his ‘edge’ trademark that he no longer has legal ownership of the name. A United States district judge made the order at the very end of what has been the most damaging and humiliating week in Langdell’s controversial …

The developer of the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever has claimed that the Steam and Games For Windows platforms are damaging to the PC industry. Making the comments at the London Games Festival according to CVG, Gearbox marketing boss and Shacknews founder Steve Gibson said that Valve’s Steam and Microsoft’s Games …

Can there really be a rigid equation for making a hit game?

Final chapter in legal war with EA, Future Publishing, Mobigame and the industry at large

The good people at Sports Interactive and equally delightful folk at Sega have provided five copies of Football Manager 2011 for you to take a shot at. Try your luck by answering the following question: Who was Manchester United manager before Sir Alex Ferguson? A) Matt Busby B) Ron Atkinson …

In a frank statement to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has admitted that Wii really has to perform in the marketplace this Christmas if the platform holder is to emerge in a viable position at the start of 2011. In this critical sales season, if everything doesn’t go ahead just …

Aaron Lee ponders the merits of educational titles with a social hook

Pop icon and former Spice Girl Mel B will be at GAME’s flagship London store at Oxford Circus this Sunday to promote her new Wii title Get Fit With Mel B. Mel B will be on site from 14:00 to sign autographs and demonstrate the game. We’re delighted to welcome …

They say it’s the first 90 days of any new business or job that really tests its leader. Coincidentally, when GAME detailed its interim financials last week, it was 90 days exactly since new CEO Ian Shepherd stepped in to replace Lisa Morgan, who left in April. So talk about …