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Walmart owned supermarket chain Asda has suffered a second successive year-on-year decline in quarterly sales. For the three months ending June total sales fell 0.4 per cent. This follows a 0.3 per cent in the preceding quarter. In the period Asda’s grocery sales increased by 1.9 per cent, though compares …

UK games development trade association seeks to prevent RTW debacle from recurring

Electronic Arts is not announcing any launch games for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 smartphone OS for now, says the publisher. EA’s omission from a list of 63 launch games published yesterday by Microsoft was puzzling, given the inclusion of rivals like Gameloft, Glu, Namco Bandai and Digital Chocolate. Sister site …

UPDATE: Konami has told MCV that the UK release date for PES 2011 looks currently like being October 8th, the week after FIFA 11. An equally bold move – but for completely different reasons. ORIGINAL: According to a report on Spong, Konami has announced a September 30th UK and European …

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a TV advert for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII after it was ruled that footage from the PS3 version of the game was used to promote the Xbox 360 SKU. The ruling comes after a viewer complained that the ad was misleading because the …

Zynga has announced it has acquired Conduit Labs, a Boston-based social games developer. Conduit Labs, creator of Facebook games such as Music Pets and Super Dance, will be renamed Zynga Boston and will focus on developing new products. As a result, the aforementioned titles will be closed. The company’s CEO …

It’s finally here, Gamescom 2010 has opened its doors to press and retail. The opening day’s festivities began with a special Gamescom press conference, and Konami, Koch and NCSoft are all set to unveil their latest products today It follows last night’s blockbuster announcements from EA, Sony and Microsoft. MCV …

A host of stars from Hollywood and the world of sport will be attending this year’s Gamescom. VIP guests range from the Harry Potter series’ Weasley twins, Oliver and James Phelps – already spotted at EA’s press conference yesterday – to Formula One driver Adrian Sutil. Also due to attend …

Having dated PS3 racing simulator Gran Turismo 5 for a November 3rd European release, Sony has confirmed that the game will ship on the very same day in Japan. In addition, the platform holder will be launching a Limited Edition Titanium Blue 160GB PS3 Slim. The SKU will also include …

Terminal Reality sets out upcoming titles running on licensed in-house engine