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Eidos has delayed the newest addition to the Championship Manager franchise from its original April release date until some time after the end of the publisher’s financial year. The game will now ship after June 30, allowing the company to polish the game. Eidos is confident that the delay will …

High Street sales in the nation’s capital have continued to buck the nationwide retail slump, with like-for-like sales climbing 5.9 per cent in February – a stark contrast to the national year-on-year 1.8 per cent decline seen across the UK. The news continues the trend seen in January, with like-for-like …

Microsoft has confirmed that three high-profile titles are to join its 19.99 Xbox 360 Classics range at UK retail – EA’s Mass Effect and Microsoft pair Halo 3 and Project Gotham Racing 4. We are delighted to add three of our finest titles to the Classics range, adding to the …

Resident Evil 5 was already a safe bet to top the UK charts later today, and more good news for the title comes with Capcom confirming that it has shipped 4m copies of the titles worldwide. The game sold a hearty 400,000 copies in Japan in its opening week, and …

LucasArts has revealed that it has no plans to open a European distribution office – because Activision is doing such a stellar job as its third-party publishing partner. The two companies renewed their pan-European, Southeast Asia and Australian publishing and distribution agreement last week. And LucasArts has now told MCV …

Our wide-reaching salary survey proves developers are earning more than the national average

64-page patent filing reveals Wii-esque wand that uses IR sensors and works with Apple TV

iPod and iPhone firm wants offer more expensive $20 games, says report

Launches website and steering committee for local development

Spinor's latest update adds new shader editor and 'Live-Live' manipulation