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Indie chain Grainger Games has expanded its presence in the North East by opening the first of four new stores.The indie opened the doors to its new branch in Thornaby, North Yorkshire on Friday March 20th. Three additional branches will be opened over the next two months across the North …

UK trade association and Yorkshire network strengthen deal

Enterprise license will see multiplayer tech integration and long-term consultancy for upcoming titles

Leading UK High Street games specialist GAME has been crowned The Speciality Retailer of the Year winner at last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards 2009. It beat off competition in the category from the likes of Pets at Home, Ann Summers, La Senza, HMV and Majestic Wine. The gaming industry …

New version sees encoding speed enhancements of up to 10x

The industry is preparing to take to the digital field once more next week as MCV joins forces with Konami to co-host the latest PES Industry Rankings gathering in London. The competition will see a number of top games industry figures lacing their digital boots for the 16 player one-on-one …

Having once again bossed the North American games market in what was another record-breaking month in February, Nintendo has revealed that Wii Play has now sold over 10m units in the territory. Sales of the Wii hit 753,000 in February, an increase of 74 per cent year-on-year. DS sold an …

Whilst we’re still waiting for the exact sales figures of Rockstar’s recently released Grand Theft Auto IV DLC The Lost and the Damned, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg has said that the content has outperformed much of its boxed opposition. The Lost and the Damned is the most successful …

British MMO developer honoured at Fast Growth Business Awards 2009

Following another bumper month at North American retail, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg has stated that the Xbox 360 continues to exceed the company’s internal expectations – and that PS3 is consistently failing to meets Sony’s. [The 53 per cent year-on-year rise] exceeds even the high end of what …