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As part of its trading statement today HMV has offered further details on the success of its games category – reporting continued successes in areas like pre-owned in the face of a lighter release schedule. Amongst its HMV UK & Ireland stores, the chain’s technology and related entertainment products grew …

Following the success of the ‘Promote & Devote 2008′ promotional event offered to Independent retailers, Activision Blizzard is backing this year’s event with up to 30,000. Last year, there was huge support from Independent retail sector, many of whom featured titles in their windows and in-store. All benefited from the …

Square Enix Europe has confirmed that all those who pre-order the upcoming Just Cause 2 will receive and exclusive limited edition version of the game. Along with the exclusive packaging, Just Cause 2 LE includes what is being called the Black Market Chaos Pack which brings with it five downloadable …

Silent Hill Shattered Memories studio Climax wary of the Wii demographic

Though the Christmas number one won’t be announced for another couple of weeks, betting agency Paddy Power has announced that it is paying out on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being the victor. Well, in reality Paddy Power’s press release states that they’re paying out on Call of Duty …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for a definitive look at some of the biggest titles heading to shelves before Christmas and in the New Year. This week, we saddle up with THQ’s Darksiders, which pits players as War, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. …

Anonymous sources claim the firm made a large round of redundancies two weeks ago

Mochi Mediaâ??s comprehensive survey builds a clearer picture on the Flash dev scene

Embedded adverts and sponsorship deals said to be the most popular revenue sources

EA boss John Riccitiello has singled out the UK High Street for its exceptionally aggressive pricing strategies as retailers looks to use video games as a tool to expand their market share. The UK is the place where retailers freelance and do their own things – particularly those that are …