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EUK administrator Deloitte has refused to confirm the amount of money that Zavvi owes the distributor – but has said that it will actively chase up” the entertainment retailer’s debt. EUK and Woolworths joint administrator at Deloitte Neville Kahn said: Zavvi is one of the major customers that owes money …

The administator in charge of Woolworths has revealed that over 500 suppliers to Woolworths and EUK – including many games publishers – stand to lose money on products sold into both companies. However, joint administrator of Woolworths at Deloitte Neville Kahn said that EUK’s warehouses – which still hold millions …

MysticGDâ??s real-time character animation middleware update launches

A retrospective look at the biggest game development deals of the year

Online retail giant Amazon has refused to rule out the possibility of video games downloads becoming available on the site in the New Year. Amazon launched its online music downloads service – a direct rival to iTunes – on December 3rd. Amazon MP3 sells tracks from 59p and albums from …

The death knell has rung for Woolworths – with administrators Deloitte confirming that all 807 remaining stores will be closed down by January 5th. The first stores will close on December 27th – and in more sad news for the firm, all 27,000 permanent and temporary staff will lose their …

Japanese DS streaming technology proving popular with developers

Facial animation firm to improve technology, service offerings and newly formed divisions

Update adds compressed audio playback, optimisations

Harmonix has announced the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will be released in the US on December 18th, and apologised to its community for the delay in the process. A member of the development team posted the news on the official forums, saying: We want to apologise for the …