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GameStop’s acquisition of French market leader Micromania hasn’t affected GAME Group’s ambitions in Europe, insists GAME CEO Lisa Morgan. GameStop’s acquisition saw the balance of power in European games retail shift as the US giant snapped up an extra 332 outlets in France, increasing its European store count to 1,077. …

With all the gloom surrounding the UK economy currently, how has GAME emerged unscathed again? If we look at the facts, we have a really buoyant industry with five successful current-gen machines in the being driven by some very innovative products. The installed base today and the growth we’ve seen …

Originally a browser-based game engine, the Unity 3D engine is now branching out to cover PC, MMOs, Wii and iPhone. Develop catches up with Unity's CEO to see what's on the horizonâ?¦

SPECIAL REPORT: London-based team is responsible for some of the biggest social games apps

The UK’s leading games industry website enjoyed a record month in September – as retailers, industry execs and prosumers continued to make MCVUK.com a part of their daily routine. Page views jumped up to a whopping 659,994 from August’s 403,334 – whilst unique visitors also grew, up by over 22,000 …

Half-Life 2 developer and Steam owner Valave has stated that North American pre-orders for its upcoming console and PC shooter Left 4 Dead are currently 60 per cent ahead of those enjoyed by The Orange Box at the same stage before its release. Speaking to Edge Online, Valve MD Gabe …

Ahead of the release of Konam’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 on October 17th, the series’ creator Shingo Takatsuka has claimed that improving the game’s online performance has been the top priority for the team this year. Speaking to CVG, Seabass admitted: I do acknowledge that last year we placed such …

The unlikely resurgence of Xbox 360 in Japan seems to be continuing with news that Microsoft’s machine has outsold Sony’s PS3 for the third week in a row in the territory, though Nintendo’s hardware pairing is still bossing the hardware charts. Figures from Media Create show that Xbox 360 sold …

Most publishers are accustomed to their titles hitting the pirate network the very moment they’re shipped out to retail, but Bethesda has suffered an early blow with news that Fallout 3 has already hit illegal file sharing networks. The game, which isn’t due out in the UK until October 31st, …

No More Heroes 2 development head Goichi Suda, of development studio Grasshopper Manufacture, has stated that his upcoming Wii sequel No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle will be released in two different versions – one censored and one uncut. We won’t be able to make the same game for all territories,” …