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UK high street sales in the year up to October showed the most positive rate of growth in almost two years, research has shown. The CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey showed that the high street expects even stronger sales growth in November. 41 per cent of respondents to the …

Just hours after the service debuted on Xbox Live yesterday, Microsoft has been forced to remove the much-hyped Sky Player from Xbox Live due to technical problems. However, the platform holder hopes to reinstate the service at some point today. The Sky Player on Xbox 360 service did successfully launch …

Xbox Live boss says streaming machines wonâ??t be mass-market â??for the foreseeable futureâ??

GfK-ChartTrack ready to incorporate data from digital distribution from next year

The truth is out: Supermarkets lose money on the triple-A titles on which they choose to slash prices. That’s according to Asda games category manager Duncan Cross, who this week lifted the lid on the supermarket’s Q4 price cuts – and tackled the concerns of the indies that have crammed …

Infrared5's John Grden outlines opportunities on Apple's device for Flash devs

Develop sister site MCV obtains a copy of Vaizey's speech in full

London Games Conference: Vaizey accuses Labour of "actively doing down the industry"

London Games Conference: Shadow Minister for Culture moves the spotlight to investment initiatives

Traditional PR and marketing, competition with rivals, and boxed product – all of these things face extinction when digital downloads take hold. That’s according to a panel of online games experts grilled by industry veteran Phil Harrison at this evening’s London Games Conference. Playfish’s Kristian Segerstrale, Mark Gerhard from Jagex …