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It’s been a long time coming, but the UK will finally get a games download chart later this year, MCV can reveal. ELSPA has been hard at work behind the scenes over the last 12 months convincing publishers to share data and bring clarity to the scope of PC downloads. …

The introduction of the new digital chart presents a significant milestone for the industry. You might not think so at first glance. Yes, it’s just a list of numbers – like every other Chart-Track report. And yes, there are things missing – no MMOs and micro-transactions just yet, and it’s …

Nicholas Lovell on why developers should begin self-publishing

Publishers unite for PC digital download sales chart; could launch in November

Dead Rising 2 will now be released in the UK on September 24th. Capcom announced today that it has brought the game’s European and Australian release forward from its original date of October 1st. The Dead Rising sequel’s release dates remain unchanged for North America and Japan, where it will …

Over 300 of you made in excess of 2,000 nominations – and the result is a fascinating list of finalists in this year’s Games Media Awards. The next level of judging will now be done by a panel drawn from the full gamut of the video games media itself, plus …

Duke Nukem Forever refuses to die, with fresh rumous suggesting the game’s development has been picked up by Gearbox Software. Sources have told Kotaku that the studio behind Borderlands and Brothers In Arms has picked up the project from the work started by the original developer 3D Realms – which …

Tim Schafer has revealed the first of his studio’s four miniature digital titles – following EA’s decision to pull production on a Brutal Legend sequel. Publisher THQ has signed two of Schafer’s four games, the first being Costume Quest – a downloadable Halloween-based adventure RPG, set for release on 360 …

Surrey studio puts its weight behind the battle of development brains

The long and drawn-out demise of US rental giant Blockbuster looks to be reaching a conclusion with predictions that the retailer could file for bankruptcy as soon as the end of the week. Home Media reports that Blockbuster’s attempts to recapitalise to allow a shift in focus to multiplatform distribution …