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UK video games trade organisation ELSPA has hit back at Defence Secretary Liam Fox’s claims that retailers should show their support for our armed forces” by entering into a voluntary boycott of EA’s Medal of Honor. There should be absolutely no link inferred or implied regarding support for our troops …

UK supermarket Tesco has become the first to launch a drive thru service with the arrival of a new trial in its Baldock Extra store in Hertfordshire. Customers can place their order online as normal and then reserve a two-hour slot at which they can collect from participating stores. Staff …

Mark Wood has been appointed as chief executive of Future Publishing’s UK business. Wood joined the media firm’s Board as a non-executive director in April 2009. He will step down from this position on August 30th and take up his new responsibilities the following day. He previously worked as chief …

The DS is the most successful games machine of all time. It has sold over 132 million units since its 2004 debut and has housed some of the most successful video games ever released. But there’s a problem. Since 2007, DS piracy cards – such as the infamous R4 – …

The DS is the most successful games machine of all time.It has sold over 132 million units since its 2004 debut and has housed some of the most successful video games ever released. But there’s a problem. Since 2007, DS piracy cards – such as the infamous R4 – have …

Does your company boast the brainiest staff in the development industry? Not booked your table at the Develop Quiz? Then you need to act fast to secure your place – and the chance to win some top prizes – as only eight tables remain. The Develop Quiz takes place on …

Grease publisher 505 Games will have its titles distributed in the UK via Gem. The firm is one of the biggest DS publishers in the UK, thanks to the likes of the Cooking Mama series. Gem Logistics will handle its primary distribution, beginning with Grease on August 27th. We are thrilled …

A cinema campaign featuring Renault and Ubisoft’s Rabbids aims to take the game characters beyond consoles. The familiar characters currently star in ads for Renault’s Grand Scenic, which have been shown throughout the summer before screenings of blockbusters such as Shrek Forever After and Toy Story 3. Ubisoft says that …

Games portal Get Games has expanded with three new publishers on board, a number of new appointments and a redesigned site. Codemasters, Ubisoft and 2K Games have all signed deals with the digital download service which will see their popular titles added to Get Games’ site. These include Ubisoft’s Assassin’s …

The number of Gamescom attendees reached an all-time high at the 2010 expo with more than a quarter of a million attending the show. A total of 254,000 people made their way to Gamescom 2010 – up from last year’s 245,000. And of the 2010 figure just 18,900 were trade …