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Were you excited or disappointed by your Q3 performance? I think everyone was holding their breath a little going into the holiday season. But in the end the video game industry did well, showing software sales growth in the UK of 23 per cent and consoles sales growth of 14 …

Sega will publish a sequel to Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, based on the 2010 Winter Olympics. The title was confirmed to The Province by the Winter Olympics’ director of licensing Dennis Kim, while MCV understands an official announcement will be made later in the week. "Last year, …

The administrator of EUK is to auction off the contents of the wholesaler’s warehouse stock this week for a cut-price – including 1.1 million games. In news that is sure to worry the publishing community, Deloitte is reportedly accepting tender offers for the outstanding stock, which also includes 2.9 million …

Dundee's University of Abertay plans large-scale games expansion after Scottish Government grant

EUK’s former games chief John Stanhope has joined Tesco as senior buying manager in the UK – signalling the company’s keenness to get closer to the trade in 2009. Tesco told MCV that the appointment represented its clear ambitions” in the category this year. Stanhope is a very well known …

Allegorithmicâ??s procedural texturing technology is heading real-time thanks to Substance, Jon Jordan discoversâ?¦

Second Kyoto office to focus on software and hardware development

New Montreal-based dev studio to work on multiplatform casual titles leading with the upcoming QuantZ

Metal Gear Solid creator to debut at March event, discussing 'how to make the impossible possible'

Shopto.net has announced that it will pay customers 3 if it fails to deliver a pre-ordered game on its day of release. The guarantee applies to any customer who orders a product by 12 PM two days before it is due out, with the full details available on the firm’s …