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Zavvi has reportedly opened a separate bank account to deposit takings from shoppers who have bought store vouchers. Zavvi believes that the funds will be protected from an administrator if it is forced to cease trading. EUK, the distribution division of Woolworths, is believed to be owed about 100m by …

Time Warner has purchased ten million shares in Eidos PLC, bringing its total stake in the company up to over 19 per cent. The Warner Bros parent now owns 52.52 million shares in the UK publisher, which was previously known as SCi Entertainment. Sources have long pointed to Warner as …

King.com, the home of Timeâ??s top-rated Hunted Forever, says thereâ??s a tremendous range of talent outside of the studio system

Following news reports earlier today that EUK administrator Deloitte has called in Zavvi’s debt to the distributor, the UK entertainment retailer has clarified its position to MCV. Zavvi has refuted claims that it will be forced into administration by Deloitte, whilst also offering its condolensces to those who lost jobs …

Danish studio hires six new employees in pursuit of strategic growth

UK games retail will overcome economic pressure in 2009 and enjoy another profitable 12 months, according to this year’s MCV Retail Survey. The survey features responses from a wide variety of UK retail store managers from the likes of GAME, Blockbuster, Gamestation, HMV, and a range of independent stores. 86 …

UK bookmaker Ladbrokes and partner ELSPA have unveiled the official contenders for this year’s title of Christmas Number One Game, and has named Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War as the favourite. Christmas 2008 will be yet another great year for video games and we are all dying …

Tim Schaferâ??s studio to produce rock â??nâ?? roll adventure game

Lips sing-off sees party gaming specialists to the finish line

Tekken 6’s director Katsuhiro Harada has revealed Europe and the US were a big influence in the decision to make the long-running beat-‘em-up series a multiformat proposition. At the moment we have two high spec consoles on the market at the same time; the Xbox has a huge installed base …