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MCV can reveal that Andrew Thompson is the man who will replace Asda’s outgoing games buying manager Duncan Cross on June 7th. It was reported last week that Cross is leaving the games side of the business to head up the supermarket’s baby category. Thompson, the former product director at …

Control and significant percentage of GameHi shares attained in deal

EA’s FIFA Online, a free-to-play version of its globally popular football series, has entered an open beta phase and is inviting players to sign up. The launch is part of EA’s wider strategy of bringing its most popular brands to a wider market, as well as tapping into the booming …

It’s been a day Apple enthusiasts have been waiting what feels like an eternity for – the iPad is now officially available in the UK, as well as much of Europe, Australia and Japan. Its arrival has been delayed following strong demand in the US that put pressure on Apple’s …

Rockstar Games must have missed the memo that the games market is supposed to be struggling. In the face of a heatwave and miserly customers, the firm this week shifted hundreds of thousands of Red Dead Redemption to secure the biggest opening of a single game so far in 2010. And …

MO Group International gain German localisation of Silkroad Online

Red Dead Redemption has enjoyed a impressive opening weekend, despite suffering from stock shortages on release day. MCV estimates that the Rockstar title generated in excess of over 10 million at retail in two days. The game is set to keep selling in the coming weeks – provided stock levels …

Following reports earlier this week that Microsoft has decided on the actual name that will adorn its Natal motion camera due out later this year, online rumours are claming to have ousted the final branding. NowGamer reports that a source close to Microsoft” has confirmed that ‘Wave’ is the name …

Ubisoft has announced the next Driver title will be unveiled at E3, along with a number of other key titles. The publisher announced its E3 line-up will also include Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Shaun White Skateboarding, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and several unannounced titles. These are all expected to …

505 has unveiled the first details of Grease: The Official Video Game, with the emphasis, appropriately enough, on singing and dancing. The title is due on Wii and DS this September, as one of the most popular and enduring entertainment franchises of the past 30 plus years finally makes its …