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North American and global games retailer GameStop has posted some strong numbers for its festive sales period, showing that the company enjoyed its best ever performance for the nine weeks ending January 3rd. Sales for the firm totalled $2,856m, up 22.3 per cent from the $2,335m seen in the same …

Square Enix has announced a new partnership with Ubisoft Japan which will see the Final Fantasy publisher distributing Ubisoft titles exclusively in the territory. This arrangement is due to begin in April. The company’s president Yoichi Wada said: The global video game market is expected to maintain sustainable growth thanks …

Premature reveal forced team to refocus on gamer audience

Woolworths’ largest shareholder Ardeshir Naghshineh has called the demise of the retailer unnecessary”, and talked of his frustration over the collapse. Naghshineh has also talked of the terrible shame” of 30,000 people losing their jobs – as administrator Deloitte profits from the retailer’s downfall. He told Sky: "It seems a …

Now in open beta, Sonyâ??s Home is a known quantity for gamers â?? but what does it really mean for developers? Ed Fear sat down with the team behind the project to find out why developers should be excited about the possibilities in its new social space for PS3 gamersâ?¦

San Francisco conference could see several high profile games debut

Tool suit to offer flexible and affordable AI for games beginning development

Electronic Arts has announced that The Godfather II will be released in the UK on March 6th, as well as revealing new in-game content that will be exclusive to anyone who pre-orders the title. Consumers who pre-order from selected retailers will be given an exclusive crew member to hire into …

We ask: * Garry Williams, Business Development Director, Mastertronic; * Simon Reynolds, European Games Director, Avanquest Software; * Craig Johnson, Managing Director, Focus Multimedia;* Paul Andrews, Chief Executive, Entain8.Industry pundits have been predicting the death of the PC market for years, but it seems that budget is playing a key …

Sainsbury’s has announced that it enjoyed its best ever Christmas period, boasting strong performance and healthy increases in sales during the third quarter of its financial year. The supermarket reported that total sales for the three months ended January 3rd had risen by 4.8 per cent, or 5.3 per cent …