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Just a month after the firm was blasted (inaccurately, it turned out) by Courtney Love, Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise is subject of another celebrity lawsuit. This time rock band No Doubt is up in arms over an appearance in Band Hero, which the group allege contravenes their licensing deal by …

HMV has invited games publishers to display their wares at the retailer’s new cinema venture.The firm believes that HMVCurzon which opened in Wimbledon, London last month can help turn the heads of would-be games consumers if used to show game demos. In an exclusive interview, HMV CEO Simon Fox told …

Developers can remove the â??lame PR shitâ?? if they take command

Part two of Develop's interview with Robert Bowling covers the changing landscape of developer-led PR

HMV has introduced a movie cinema above its Wimbledon outlet, dubbed HMVCurzon – yet another sign of its rapidly evolving strategy. Tim Ingham catches up with the firm’s boss, Simon Fox…How do games companies stand to benefit from HMVCurzon?The cinema features the latest digital technology and has wireless capability, so …

French publishing giant Ubisoft has released its H1 2009/2010 financials, ending September 30th 2009, which reveal that sales of the company’s software sales fell by 51.7 per cent compared to the same period the year before. Total sales for the six months ending September hit €166m – last year that …

Former producer claims the Midway management insisted on Strangleholdâ??s â??unnecessaryâ?? multiplayer

Apple calls its online portal 'a major differentiator'

Those who enthusiastically condemned the High Street to history at London Games Conference were wide of the mark: Because entertainment retailers aren’t actually reliant on boxed product to survive. That was the view from HMV this week, as the retail firm unveiled a revolutionary strategy to ensure it is still …

Developer interested in an iPhone Rage title and â??dedicatedâ?? FPS