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PopCap has confirmed a boxed retail release for PC hit Plants vs Zombies in North America, where it will cost $19.95 and hit shelves late this year. Furthermore, having already enjoyed great success on PC, the publisher has officially confirmed what we all suspected – that Plants vs Zombies is …

GameStop has reported the second highest summer quarter in the company’s history. For the three months ending August 1, 2009, GameStop achieved net earnings of $38.7 million, second only to $57.2 million for the same quarter last year. However, sales took a 3.7 per cent decrease from $1.80 billion last …

Despite yesterday’s warning from retailer Amazon that the new PS3 Slim is likely to be in short supply come its release next month, SCEE president Andrew House has claimed that his firm has ensured that the transition from the old to the new will be seamless I’m very pleased with …

Harmonix is working on Rock Band 3, MTV Games boss Scott Guthrie has told MCV. The developer is also looking into creating more artist-specific Rock Bands after the release of Rock Band: The Beatles on September 9th, as well as possible tie-ins with Microsoft’s Project Natal. The Harmonix development team …

Sony says retailers should expect a major increase in PS3 sales when the new slimline console arrives next month with 50 off the price. Speaking to MCV at the inaugural Gamescom trade fair this week, SCEE president Andrew House said that the firm was closely tracking its prior activity on …

GameStop is enthusiastic about the upcoming launch of Sony’s PSPgo, claiming the new handheld will be a profitable source of revenue. The US retail giant discussed its plans for the new format during its latest quarterly financial call, according to IGN. The company’s executive vice president of merchandising and marketing …

Game Republic injects funding into Tunaâ??s Cletus Clay project

The RETAIL BIZ Previews section can be found by clicking here. The latest batch of MCV previews is now available online, offering a guide to some of the biggest releases approaching retail. This week, Nintendo’s Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box marks the imminent return of last year’s best-selling DS puzzler. …

The firm is expected to make indie-friendly royalty rates for DSiWare games

The PlayStation 3 exclusiveâ??s audio in focus