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An investigation into the return of Richard Branson to the world of video games has ousted business links to Toronto-based skill-gaming firm WorldGaming.com – and ignited talk of a possible acquisition. WorldGaming is a Toronto-based company that sees PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers compete with one another online for prizes. …

Red Dead Redemption is spending its second week at the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, having successfully fended off a number of new entries in the UK listings this week. Most successful amongst the contenders was UFC’s popular fighting series UFC 2010: Undisputed, …

PlayStation maker says its fortunate to be able to heavily promote games like Heavy Rain

Recent Cameron speech reignites the associationâ??s campaign

Platform holders are obligated to produce cutting edge, commercially risky games, Sony has told MCV. It’s one of the roles of a platform holder,” SCE UK sales director Mark Howsen told MCV. We’ve got to do that, to push boundaries as well as pushing strong franchises across their various iterations. …

Five-a-side footie game Pure Football has been given a lower RRP than usual – with a 29.99 price set by Ubisoft. The title, which went on sale last Friday, is one third cheaper than most PS3 and Xbox 360 games which usually have an RRP of 44.99 or 49.99. It’s …

Square Enix has launched a pre-release campaign for the next Deus Ex – before the game even has a release date. A pre-E3 push running across a number of mainstream and specialist games sites is teasing the game’s full reveal next month at the June expo in LA. The marketing …

The writing’s on the wall for PSP, there’s no doubt about it. The thing is though, the writing has been on the wall for Sony’s handheld for a few years now. And it’s still here. It’s still selling. It’s doing brilliantly in Japan. And Sony clearly has absolutely no intention …

While many independent retailers are compelled to choose between a bricks and mortar business model or an online one, PowerPlay Direct is blessed with a healthy presence in both arenas. The company has been running a network of websites since 2002 – handled by PowerPlay’s headquarters in Eastbourne – and …

Gameseek, FindAddBuy, PowerPlay Direct, Games Basement, Barkman Computers and Disks and Discs will all be stocking the special GamesAid bundle when it is released on June 25th. The triple-pack, which will retail at 29.99, features Tomb Raider: Underworld from Square Enix, Sega Superstars Tennis and Codemasters racer Fuel, and all …