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Publisher EA has confirmed that NBA Elite II, which was due for release next month, has been pushed back to 2011. In what’s quite a notable event in the ever-reliable annual release roster of EA’s sports line-up, the move could conceivably mean that the game may never see a release, …

Publisher EA has retaliated in the war of words that was reignited by Activision boss Bobby Kotick yesterday. Kotick said in an interview yesterday that EA has been struggling for a long time”, adding: The most difficult challenge it faces today is great people don’t really want to work there. …

PopCap CEO Dave Roberts has blasted social gaming giant Zynga, claiming that the Peggle company’s quality of product ultimately betters the FarmVille outfit’s business model. Speaking at the WTIA TechNW forum in Seattle, Roberts suggested that the days of making ‘easy money’ from social games is drawing to a close, …

UK games veteran returns after RTW collapse - Companies House filing reveals new Kimble venture

As GAME continues to ride the increasingly turbulent waters of UK High Street retail, chief executive Ian Shepherd has explained how he intends to tackle two of the biggest challenges facing his chain – digital game sales and online retail. There is no doubt that there is going to be …

Kristian Segerstrale set to speak at casual, social and new platforms conference

In the short time I have been with GAME, my reasons for joining the business have been strongly reaffirmed. There are few products which evoke the passion and excitement of video games, and it’s a great honour to join a team which is so connected to customers and which excels …

PC, Linux and Mac hit making huge sums for Swedish indie developer Markus Persson

The rise of digital games sales is destroying High Street and ruining an entire sector. Or not. According to numbers from GAME’s half-year financial report, digital video games revenues accounted for just four per cent of the total market for the first half of the year. The statistic comes from …

GAME Group has stated that it suffered a dip in its pre-owned margins in the 26 weeks ending July 30th. Our pre-owned offer remains the most competitive and widespread on the high street,” chairman Peter Lewis stated. Margins in pre-owned were down by 250 basis points as a result of …