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UK development legend Ian Livingstone has raised concerns over the growth in pre-owned sales on the High Street – suggesting the practice may force publishers and studios to bypass traditional retail. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Eidos life president Livingstone predicted that IP owners will begin looking to online activation codes …

Experienced industry player Joel Benton launches digital-only publisher Easy Tiger

The former Sony stalwart talks to Develop about two decades at the heart of the games industry

Develop's guide to the industry's forthcoming conferences, shows and networking opportunities

The first in a series of blog posts from Festival of Gamesâ?? Irina Voblaia

It’s been a tough year for the Japanese games market. Sales are down and the country’s successful development sector is falling behind its Western rivals. Christopher Dring takes a closer look… Long seen as the home of the video games industry, Japan has hit troubled times over recent years. Software …

Online readership of leading UK games trade site MCV: The Market for Computer & Video Games has hit a new record high – bursting past 300,000 unique readers. The targeted site, which focuses on retail and publishing, offers daily news and analysis, plus chart information, jobs and real-time release schedule …

Anyone who buys Sony’s UMD-less PSPgo will now be entitled to a free full game download, the platform holder has announced. Anyone who signs into an existing PSN account or registers a new one on the PSPgo will be free to choose from one of the following titles – Gran …

Ubisoft has ditched the traditional ‘fire and forget’ model for its latest triple-A release – and reckons that a new Assassin’s Creed movie and book can help drive sales of the game sequel. Assassin’s Creed II was released last week, and shot straight to number two in the UK All …

Publisher EA reckons that its own internal stats suggest that FIFA 10 has now sold over 4.5m copies worldwide – a 26 per cent hike on the number of units shifted by FIFA 09 at the same stage in its lifecycle. EA also claims that FIFA 10 currently stands as …