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HMV’s group sales are up 1.8 per cent per cent for its financial year ending April 24th, the firm revealed in a pre-close statement. Sales for its HMV stores have risen 4.3 per cent, while Waterstone’s sales are down six per cent. The Group expects its year-end debt to be …

George Andreas to conduct headline lecture in design track at July event

Unconfirmed title Red Steel 3 will supposedly use Nintendoâ??s upcoming peripheral

Nordic Game Program give away 3m Danish kroners in first round of industry grants

From the first moment Wii was revealed it’s the game that we all envisioned – a motion sensitive lightsaber simulator where players could take on the likes of Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi. There have been titles that have promised to fulfil the dream, but none – perhaps due …

An in-depth look at the Oxford-based AvP studio

In the history of video games, there are few games business brands that can raise as many mixed emotions as LucasArts. Having released over 160 games as both a developer and publisher (it signs external products, but lets partners like Activision handle the actual box shifting), on paper it should …

Best Buy arrives in the UK this Friday with the grand opening of its Thurrock store – and it has been confirmed that the retailer will be selling the black version of Nintendo’s Wii for just 99.99. The price will run from April 30th to May 3rd. Other offers include …

Ubisoft hopes this summer’s World Cup will help it crack the ‘polarised’ football game genre. The publisher will launch Pure Football for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in May, which is fronted by former England captain Steven Gerrard. And Ubisoft brand manager Phil Brannelly believes that the association with Gerrard …

Games publishers are getting behind Facebook as a major marketing tool, enabling them to interact with millions of consumers directly. The social network is becoming increasingly important to publishers’ marketing plans, from Nintendo directing traffic through a Monster Hunter Facebook hub to Ubisoft inviting fans to befriend the Prince of …