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Amazon.com has made a 200 million bid to acquire movie rental company LoveFilm. According to Retail Week, this is not the first time Amazon has expressed interest in the rental service, having taken a 42 per cent stake in the business in 2008. The privately owned LoveFilm currently has around …

MCV’s sister magazine Develop is today launching a free year-long trial subscription for its essential monthly magazine. UK games industry professionals can have Develop magazine land at their desk or doormats simply by filling out an online form here. The longstanding trade magazine this year soared past its landmark 100th …

Publisher Frogster has confirmed in a short and rather bizarre press release that it has separated itself” from three core members of its senior management team. Acting CFO Ralf Klppel and board member Bjrn Koschin have been recalled with immediate effect” while Frogster America CEO Lars Koschin has been relieved …

Moto GP developer takes in £5.1m, though remains out of profit

Such has been the success of the PC and Mac Doctor Who Adventure Game series that the BBC has confirmed that the games will return for a second series in 2011. To date the first three Adventure Games have been downloaded over 1.6m times, with a fourth release due out …

Cloud gaming firm releases tools for straightforward ports

Luminaries from across the audio sector to tackle every aspect of video game audio

Cult Xbox 360 shooter Earth Defense Force is to get a second next-gen instalment with confirmation from D3Publisher that it will be bringing sequel Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon to Xbox 360 and PS3 next spring. The first game in the series, which was a budget priced release on Xbox …

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