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UK entertainment retailer HMV has launched an interesting new customer loyalty scheme that offers members the chance to snap up a range of limited edition or hard to find items not available on the High Street. Following a successful trial in the West Midlands and East Anglia, Pure HMV is …

GDC CANADA: Firm says that 'issues with Vista won't go away' with upcoming transition to Windows 7

Creditors at Midway Games have launched a lawsuit against former Midway owner Sumner Redstone and his company National Amusements Inc, claiming that the firm was hurt when Redstone sold his 87 percent stake in it for $100,000. Bloomberg reports than an official committee of unsecured Midway creditors filed a complaint …

Itâ??s long been at the heart of UK development, but how will Yorkshire fare in the future? Ed Fear sat down with five of the regionâ??s studios to see how the community spirit will help them weather the stormâ?¦

Just three weeks ahead of the girls-and-all return of E3, publisher Atari has made a surprise withdrawal from the event. [We’ve taken a] proactive decision to attend but not exhibit at this year’s E3 event,” an Atari spokesperson told Joystiq. [We are] currently focused on other selling and marketing initiatives …

The rumour mill is working overtime ahead of June’s E3 event, and now the Wall Street Journal is the latest to claim that Microsoft will unveil a new game controller at the event. According to the US business publication, "Microsoft is developing a new videocamera for its Xbox 360 videogame …

French indy acquires interactive rights to classic fantasy novels

Grinâ??s Andersson brothers say the submission process needs to be â??easier, more accessible and less of an invisible costâ?

Continuing Develop’s special series of interviews with some of the world’s largest and most celebrated independent developers, here is part two of our chat with Bo and Ulf Andersson, Grin’s founding brothers. Previous entries in our series includes Crytek’s Cevat Yerli, Rebellion’s Kingsley Brothers (pt 2), as well as the …

Wall Street Journal claims new hardware add-on will arrive next year