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The growing trade in pre-owned games is the driving force behind the High Street’s struggle to combat year-on-year declines in video games sales, according to a report by analyst group Cowen and Company. The study compares the current hardware userbase of the PS3 and Xbox 360, which it claims at …

Two weeks on from the announcement of a 30 per cent workforce reduction, Linden Lab has confirmed that CEO Mark Kingdon has stepped down. He will be replaced by founder Philip Rosedale, who himself stepped down as CEO in 2008, on an interim basis. Former CFO Bob Komin has also …

Any hopes of upcoming MMO Final Fantasy XIV have seemingly been scuppered thanks to what Square Enix is calling the closed environment” Microsoft operates Xbox Live within. The main reason why we couldn’t go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system,” the game’s online creator and director Hiromichi Tanaka …

Acclaimed developer and the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has questioned claims made by Sony that the Move controller is not simply an upgraded version of Nintendo’s Wii technology. I find it hard in my mind to differentiate between the Sony Move and the Wii,” Molyneux told …

Hasbro has been forced to issue a statement in response to speculation over the possible sale of the company. Financial markets were rife with speculation that the firm had re-opened talks with private equity firm Providence Equity Partners regarding a $6bn leveraged buy-out, which would take the firm private. Hasbro …

Amidst the excitement and hype that greeted the launch of the iPhone 4 in a number of key global territories yesterday, a major concern was raised about a potential design flaw that can lead to reduced signal reception on the handset. The new phone uses an innovative new antenna design …

First 500 pre-orders to receive a free Google Nexus One phone

Up close and personal with Playlogic and Guerrilla Games; the biggest publishers and developers in the Netherlands

Animation firm widens facial asset services

THQ has it will be releasing a range of Darksiders merchandise by the end of the year. The publisher announced it has teamed up with Udon Entertainment to release The Art of Darksiders, a book featuring a collection of concept art from the game. It will also work with SOTA …