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Though Sony and, in particular, Microsoft are selling their upcoming motion sensing controllers as brand new console platforms, one analyst has said that the motion revolution will not get retail out of its current hole. Specifically, only a brand new generation of machines will be enough to reverse retail’s dwindling …

Key studios, from Epic to 5th Cell

Historic Japanese studio leads industry sales in 2010

The Develop 100, our ranking of the top most lucrative game studios, goes live

British talent makes an excellent 2010 showing in the Develop 100, yet leave only a small dent in total sales

Though embroiled in legal rows and staff walkouts, the Californian studio remains provably lucrative

U.S. Expo top man Michael D. Gallagher is confident of a big event this June

The UK games market has bounced back following a collapse in retail sales two weeks ago. Last week MCV revealed that the UK games market’s weekly value had fallen to its lowest point in four years. According to data from Gfk Chart-Track, the games market was worth just 13.5 million …

Capcom has suffered a 73.1 per cent drop in profits over the last twelve months. The Resident Evil publisher saw net sales fall to 2.17 billion Yen (16m), down from eight billion Yen (60m) the year before. Sales decreased from 91.8 billion Yen (679.7m) to 66.8 billion Yen (494m), a …

Gamescom’s plans to offer 100 retailer reps free flights to its August trade fair in Cologne borders on genius. Yes, I’m sure the offer will be over-subscribed, and leave a number of applicants disappointed – but as a statement of intent it says a lot about how seriously the show …