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Global sales of MTV’s The Beatles: Rock Band now stand at 1.7m, four months after it was first released on September 9th 2009. That’s according to the LA Times, which reports that Viacom’s executive VP of games Scott Guthrie is pleased with the holiday sales, though he noted that some …

Retail veteran Gerry Berkley has joined Centresoft as consumer fulfilment sales manager. He joins the distributor following a stint at Shop Direct, where he was tasked with increasing the firm’s share in the entertainment industry. He has worked in retail for 28 years, and has handled games for Woolworths, Blockbuster, …

Retail veteran Gerry Berkley has joined Centresoft as consumer fulfilment sales manager. He joins the distributor following a stint at Shop Direct, where he was tasked with increasing the firm’s share in the entertainment industry. He has worked in retail for 28 years, and has handled games for Woolworths, Blockbuster, …

Publisher LucasArts has admitted that 2009, as it was for most companies in the industry, was a challenging year for LucasArts – but the ongoing appeal of its strong franchise offering has seen it through the storm. We, similar to many other publishers, have been challenged by the current economic …

Publisher LucasArts has admitted that 2009, as it was for most companies in the industry, was a challenging year for LucasArts – but the ongoing appeal of its strong franchise offering has seen it through the storm. We, similar to many other publishers, have been challenged by the current economic …

Our first London studio profile visits the Disney: Sing It Pop Hits team

Our first London studio profile visits the Disney: Sing It Pop Hits team

Bungie, PopCap and Zynga among the studios offering donations to the rescue mission

Bungie, PopCap and Zynga among the studios offering donations to the rescue mission

UK studio Codemasters will soon alleviate money issues with a new investment round, a national newspaper has said. The enduring developer and publisher will secure a third source of cash from an as-yet unnamed investment group, the report claims, adding to a new funding drive from Balderton Capital and Goldman …