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Microsoft is beating its chest this morning following the news that the Xbox brand last month enjoyed its biggest ever sales month in its six year history in Europe. Hardware sales for November were up 124 per cent on the same month last year. In contrast, Microsoft claims that European …

CEO of Realtime Worlds to make keynote speech in Newcastle

Were you surprised to see Edge claim this year’s award? We had no idea who was going to win. But we’re grateful to everyone for their support. Edge has been around for a long time – it’s 15 years old – so it’s encouraging that it still gets recognition. What …

Entain8, a UK based sales and distribution company included in the Alten8 Media Group, has announced it will be bringing its previous expansion plans forward after the loss of EUK has left several retailers without an avenue of distribution. The company’s CEO Kay Parbat said: In the light of sad …

Pinnacle Entertainment has been placed into administration, it has been confirmed. MCV broke the news yesterday morning, when internal sources told us software distribution and publishing arm Pinnacle Software was in trouble. BDO has now confirmed that Matthew Tait and David Gilbert were appointed Joint Administrators of Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd …

Gamestation.co.uk has launched its 2008 Advent Calendar, which will see a new video game deal every day between now and December 24th. The offer follows Gamestation’s recent in-store promotions, which have included Fable II, Fallout 3 and Sonic Unleashed for half price. Each Advent Calendar deal will last for just …

A device that allows gamers to play downloadable DS titles has been released for Nintendo’s DSi. Entitled the Acekard 2i, the new accessory allows the storing of data on a MicroSD card, and is fully compatible with the DSi’s features. Nintendo revealed to MCV last month that the R4 was …

JJ Richards assumes new role, as Microsoft ad company signs 18-game deal

The lead designer on Starbreeze’s upcoming next-gen take on the Chronicles of Riddick franchise has spoken enthusiastically about the game’s move from Activision-Blizzard to Atari. For the full stroy, head over to Developmag.com.

Jerk Gustafsson says upcoming Assault on Dark Athena will be Starbreezeâ??s most â??polishedâ? title to date