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Blossoming online retailer The Hut has emerged the victor in The Sunday Times’ Tech Track 100, a comprehensive listing of the one hundred fasted growing British tech firms. It’s The Hut’s third consecutive year in the listings, but its 189 per cent growth in the last year saw it this …

The long-awaited Gameswipe from Charlie Brooker will be aired on UK TV on September 29th, it has been confirmed. Those looking to see what acclaimed journalist Brooker has come up with will need to tune into BBC4 at 10:00pm, Tuesday 29th September. The show will be repeated on BBC4 on …

A promising new download service is to launch in the UK later this year, offering new releases, indie and classic titles as well as free-to-play games. Get Games will be headed up by Graeme Struthers and will be headquartered in London. Fulfillment specialists, The Producers – from the same stable …

Publishers have been urged not sell too much bonus content at a premium to consumers. ERA’s Kim Bayley has warned that the music and film markets made consumers cynical to top-priced SKUs. Publishers need to be aware of growing consumer scepticism about ‘bonus features’ that has already emerged in music …

Activision confirms the title is to be delayed until 2010

As many had expected, publisher Activision Blizzard has officially delayed its upcoming racer Blur, with the racer now scheduled for release some time in 2010. Blur is Bizarre Creation’s first title since it was acquired by Activision, leaving behind both its affiliation with Microsoft and the rights to the Project …

Nintendo will release a follow-up to its highly successful Wii console in 2011 – that’s the prediction from none other than Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada. Interestingly, he also predicted that the machine is likely to boast an all-new controller. In the same piece, however, Wada predicts that the upcoming …

All eyes are on Sports Interactive as the competition heats up