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Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has renewed its commitment to gaming, following impressive sales growth in the second quarter. The national grocer revealed an increase in sales of 8.4 per cent, with the non-food category playing a vital role in the impressive results. Gurdeep Hunjan, Sainsbury’s DVD and games buyer, told MCV: …

Activision-owned developer Treyarch feels its latest Call of Duty title will top the likes of Gears of War, Far Cry and Resistance 2 to become the must-have shooter of Christmas. World at War is the sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which topped the Christmas charts last year …

Sequel to casual giant's flagship title took four years to develop

THQ is suing Activision Blizzard for allegedly copying box art in an attempt to confuse consumers. According to Edge, THQ said Activision’s upcoming title, SCORE International Baja 1000: The Official Game has box art that is too close in similarity to THQ’s September title Baja: Edge of Control. THQ holds …

Which publishers are involved in this year’s event? This year is the first time where we have seen the majority of publishers getting involved in one way or another, which is excellent news for both the Festival and the general public. EA and Microsoft are putting on large-scale events in …

Microsoft’s Fable II has stolen the number one slot in the UK all formats chart this week. The 360 exclusive takes the top spot after just three days of sales and along with new number two Far Cry 2 knocks PES 2009 down from the number one slot it claimed …

Shares in SCi Entertainment Group jumped 11 per cent today, after it lifted a restriction stopping Time Warner from raising its stake in the company without consultation. As reported by MCV this morning, SCi has scrapped a "standstill" arrangement with Time Warner subsidiary Warner Bros. The agreement – which had …

Organisers of the new Gamescom event have brought forward the inaugural show’s dates, pitching the Cologne expo directly opposite the Leipzig Games Convention, MCV can reveal. Gamescom is now set take place in Cologne from August 19th to 23rd – the exact same dates as those already announced by GC …

Microsoft is set to take over the whole of Leicester Square this weekend, as it embarks on a major consumer promotional campaign. The Leicester Square event – which forms part of the platform holder’s wider Xbox Trial tour – will be a film-themed consumer experience and puts the spotlight on …

Tesco has extended the time it takes to pay entertainment suppliers by 30 days in the run-up to the Christmas season. The supermarket has written to suppliers to tell them it has changed its payment terms from 30 days to 60 days as of December 1st, 2008. The Financial Times …