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Speakers to address multi-platform potential of social networking sites

Sega and THQ’s annual Business Partners Summit has been retired after two successful years. MCV understands that both companies wanted to find alternative routes to showcase their products to European retail in 2009. Sega has confirmed to MCV that it will be switching support to this year’s less US-centric E3. …

Swedish Space Corporation integrates project management solution

Mock the Week star â??delightedâ?? to present 2009 event

HMV’s buyout of 14 Zavvi stores has saved 269 jobs at the beleaguered entertainment chain, it has emerged. Zavvi administrator Ernst & Young has revealed the locations of the stores – after MCV broke the news yesterday. The nine stores HMV has bought in the UK include one in Crewe, …

There was more doom and gloom on the High Street this morning as two major players in the entertainment retail sector reported significant sales declines over the Christmas period, The Retail Bulletin reports. Argos suffered a 7.5 per cent like-for-like decline in the 18 weeks to January 3rd compared to …

Irish comedian Dara O’Briain is set to host this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. As well as being a popular stand up comic, O’Briain has presented a number of TV shows including Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week. He is also a graduate of Dublin’s University …

The first release of Mudbox from Autodesk is just the start, co-creator Dave Cardwell tells Developâ?¦

Itâ??s official: Apple is gunning for the games market. Develop caught up with Greg Josiwak, head of iPhone and iPod marketing, to find out moreâ?¦

HMV has acquired 14 Zavvi stores from its rival’s administrators, Ernst & Young. HMV expects the cost of its acquisition to be around 2m, including a purchase price of 700,000 plus the refit and rebranding of the outlets. The locations of the stores are currently unclear, but they are in …