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There’s a world of contrasts in some of our big stories this week. GameStop, the retail giant with over 6,500 stores around the world, wants to grow its global empire – but using web services to go way beyond bricks and mortar. Meanwhile Blizzard, the epitome of a publisher that …

Rising Star Games will resurrect popular arcade franchise Pang later this year. Pang: Magical Michael for DS is due to arrive on September 17th, and marks the first entry in the series since 2000. Pang debuted in 1989 with the original arcade game, also known as Buster Bros, and is …

Williams Pinball Classics will be System 3’s first Xbox 360 title. The game will also appear on Wii, PS3 and PSP when it arrives this October. It will feature some of the most popular Williams Pinball tables, rendered in high-definition on 360 and PS3. System 3 is confident it can …

Star Wars developer confirms Clint Hocking is working on a new project

Czech outfit Amanita offering discount on â??highly piratedâ?? game

But is the dormant giant, which will eventually hold 800 devs, working on next-gen tech?

The publisher renowned for making most of its money online has pledged its future to bricks and mortar retail. Blizzard is best known for its multi-billion dollar MMO, World of Warcraft, which generates most of its money through subscriptions. But the firm says it couldn’t release its blockbuster titles without …

Wii and DS owners will soon be able to get their hands on the first game to be made by a hairdresser. Busy Scissors will be published in North America by new US publisher Little Orbit, with Namco Bandai Partners distributing the game in Europe this October. Unlike the plethora …

Apple is poised to buy a Chinese web game developer for almost $150m, according to a new report. A spokesperson for Handseeing in China claims that Apple is wants to acquire the firm. It would be Apple’s first acquisition in the country. Handseeing develops a number of PC web games …

Report from the Far East says iPhone firm wants web game firm Handseeing Information Technology