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New board as Nintendo UK MD David Yarnton becomes vice chairman

Best Buy has launched a UK website ahead of its move in to the British market, scheduled for this spring. The website is highly consumer focused and includes a large number of buying guides, technology advice and articles. Best Buy is expected to open the first of its UK premises …

On the back of EA’s scaling back of its forward financial estimates, former executive VP of mobile and online Mitch Lasky has slammed boss John Riccitiello for what he considers to be the failures of his second spell at the helm of the publisher. By far the greatest failure of …

Rapidly evolving publisher EA is reportedly sending out pitch requests to a number of agencies as it looks to consolidate its estimated 80m European media planning account. MediaWeek reports that MediaCom is currently EA’s incumbent UK agency whilst a variety of firm’s handle the publisher’s European operations. The consolidation of …

Registration for design entries has officially opened

Motomu Toriyama, the director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII, has confirmed that work has now finished on the non-Japanese version of the hyped RPG. Final Fantasy XIII overseas version is finally completed – I am sorry for the long wait,” he stated on the game’s official website. At present, …

SCEA’s communicatiosn director Patrick Seybold has stated that in December Sony’s PlayStation Network enjoyed its single highest revenue month” in North America. Though the exact numbers weren’t revealed revenue was up 155 per cent compared to the same period the year before. Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VIII was the most …

A look at why the game's industry is looking increasingly youthful

Crisp Thinking reveals NetModerator U13

PC World and Currys owner DSG International achieved an eight per cent like-for-like sales growth over the Christmas period, thanks largely to electrical sales in the UK and Ireland. The results – which cover the 12 weeks ending January 9th – significantly exceed analyst expectations of around a two or …