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How does a team in Montreal recreate the blistering sounds of a war-torn African nation on the brink of collapse? John Broomhall finds outâ?¦

DSGi has revealed that as many as 50 Currys megastores could be rolled out over the next couple of years, and its High Street presence could be reduced to just 100 stores. The firm yesterday confirmed its plans for a new chain of Currys megastores. It also detailed the progress …

Worldwide PC sales will fall at their sharpest rate in the history of the sector this year, according the latest figures from Gartner. According to the research firm, a total of 257m units will be shipped during 2009, a decline of 11.9 per cent compared to last year. The biggest …

A new report from consumer knowledge site Reevoo has claimed that Blu-ray has not seen significant sales rises as a result of either the demise of Toshiba’s HD-DVD or the drop in Blu-ray hardware prices – and it’s saying that direct downloads have stolen the missing piece of the pie. …

Midway owner Mark Thomas, who bought the publisher for $100,000 last December , has admitted that Midway’s cash reserves are rapidly depleting. In a filing unearthed by GamePolitics, Thomas states: Midway has an immediate need to access and use AHS’s Cash Collateral [another company owned by Thomas]. Nor can it …

Debuting on WiiWare, Nnoooâ??s hybrid of puzzle game and shooter has recently been remade for iPhone. We spoke with the independent studioâ??s founder Nic Watt, about the pros and cons of developing for each platform.

Fog Studio's Dille on the seven deadly sins of running a development studio

PS3 platform holder Sony has once again upped the online integration of user’s PS3 gamer IDs with its online portal by adding support to view Trophies on the website. Once logged in with their PS3 ID, users are now able to browse all of the Trophies won in PS3 games …

As our ongoing recruitment special continues we turn our attention to staff management. Fog Studioâ??s CEO Ed Dille looks at what attitudes and behaviours, held individually or as a part of corporate culture, can be deadly.

RETAIL BIZ: The long-awaited Killzone 2 continues to ride high after its successful UK debut, and Sony is keen to maintain the game’s momentum. The critically acclaimed FPS title seized the No.1 spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Chart this week , and is supported by an ongoing 2 …