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Bejeweled studio certain it can outpace FarmVille company

Following dips in both sales and revenue at leading UK games retailer GAME, the chain has pegged Nintendo’s hardware duo of Wii and DS as one of the main drivers of the dip. Specifically, GAME and Gamestation stores have seen a 40 per cent decline in hardware sales of the …

GAME Group today confirmed that it plans to shave down its store count even further over the next three years. Currently, the firm runs 635 stores across its two brands, GAME and Gamestation – after earlier this year closing 15 stores and 27 concessions. But the firm expects to slim …

GAME has reported an expected year-on-year drop in sales and revenue in its half-year financials. For the 26 weeks ending July 31st, revenue was down 9.6 per cent to 624.6m compared to 690.8m the year previously, with like for like sales down 10 per cent. That’s in line with the …

AUDIO SPECIAL: We speak to Codemasters' audio director about managing sounds across triple-A projects

Sony has handed PSP2 development kits to a number of key studios, MCV’s sister site Develop has heard. It was claimed earlier this year that developers were shown the portable console, and Sony has since sent out dev kits to a number of development studios – both third-party and in-house. …

Japanese social outfit increases presence in US with new studio acquisition

PlayStation owner looking for a significant launch line-up

Brand Licensing Europe kicks off on Tuesday, September 28th at London’s Olympia and runs to Thursday, September 30th. Free registrations are available at www.brandlicensing.eu.Licensing has become a crucial part of the video game industry in several ways. First off, games based on licences account for at least half of all …

Activision is determined to make DJ Hero 2 a major seller, and is giving away the original game in order to do so. Peter Royea, the man in charge of the Hero brand, says the music sequel is his No.1 priority this Christmas. The company says giving away the original …