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Having appointed its first digital media manager in August, GameStop has added a second name to its digitally-focussed workforce – new senior vice president and general manager of digital business Shawn D. Freeman. Tasked with overseeing and cultivating” the retailer’s digital business strategy, Freeman will work with GameStop’s Digital Ventures …

Electronic Arts has lifted the lid on the Collector’s Edition of highly-anticipated BioWare RPG, Mass Effect 2. Featuring a copy of the game and a variety of extras in a premium tin case, the Collector’s Edition will be released alongside the standard version on January 29th. Purchasers will be given …

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UE3-powered UDK is 'an unprecedented milestone in game development' studio says

For part one of our Activision Blizzard interview, click here. Activision Blizzard isn’t know for its new IP, but that’s about to change with Blur and Singularity scheduled for release early next year. In the second of our three part interview with Activision’s UK management team, the firm discusses the …

EA boss John Riccitiello has said that the time has come for analysts and data providers to reveal market download numbers to publishers. Speaking to Fox News about the growth of digital downloads – and how the recession has hit the packaged goods business – Riccitiello said: One of the …

EA CEO reveals fandom for Brutal Legend dev during US TV interview

A new report from analyst firm OTX has claimed that a number of keen gamers who bought the likes of Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Xbox 360 are intending to purchase the PS3 versions of the upcoming sequels. The belief comes from numbers showing that 15 …

Microsoft’s Halo 3: ODST has surged past 1.8 million global sales since hitting shelves in September – with 294,000 purchases of the game being made in the UK. Just 33,000 copies of the Xbox 360 game have been shifted in Japan – while the US has snapped up 1.52 million …