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The administrator of Zavvi today announced the immediate closure of a further 17 UK stores, with 242 employees made redundant. MCV understands that brings the total number of people laid off since the firm went into administration to 1,137. Administrator Ernst & Young said it ‘continues to work closely with …

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Washington-based studio joins Monolith and Traveller's Tales in Hollywood giant's stable

Publisher Mindscape is to release a Coronation Street title on Nintendo’s DS which it describes as an adventure and task based concept set within the theme of the famous fictional street”. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here for details.

With the D.I.C.E Summit all set to run from February 17th to 20th, Develop spoke with Joseph Olin, president of organisers The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, about the conference, which offers something quite distinct from its rivals.

Net income for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 reached YEN 17,826, a 17 per cent increase on the same period the year before. Operating income for the period hit YEN 34,703m, up from the YEN 27,610m seen in the same period the year before. Net revenue climbed from …

Ahead of what it hopes will be its defining year in the games industry, US media giant Warner has named gaming as the one bright spark in its otherwise dreadful financial report. Warner yesterday reported an operating loss of $16bn in 2008, massively down from the $8.9bn operating profit it …

International game design competition begins search for BAFTA finalists

Music game specialist moves to improve audio offering

In an interview with The Guardian , SCEE boss David Reeves has claimed that PlayStation has to suffer a little” in the battle with its next-gen competitors, conceding that the machine’s high price has caused problems but insisting that the priority remains staying profitable – a goal the European PlayStation …