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The industry was rocked by heavy discounting this week, as High Street giants GAME and Gamestation joined independent retailers in buying extra stock from supermarkets. The latest round of price slashing kicked off at Sainsbury’s over the weekend, with the retailer cutting 30 off the price of Xbox 360 and …

Sega's Football Manager studio to use Steamworks Services for retail and download games

Toy giant Tomy Corporation is to publish its own video games in North America and Europe this month. Visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz for the full story.

New titles for new platforms on show at B2B event in Lyon

Japan to see simultaneous UMD and PlayStation Store releases of new handheld titles

SPECIAL REPORT: Apple tells Develop that its digitial download service can boost gaming

Italian studio licenses classic property for Wii/PC/PS3/360 game and now seeks publishing deal

Creative Industries Observatory says subsidies should be considered by the government

Atari president to keynote event dedicated to game engine

As the world goes ga-ga over the news of Halo 3: Recon , Microsoft’s UK marketing boss has told MCV that strategy spin-off Halo Wars will revolutionise” the RTS genre. Head of gaming and entertainment at Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division Stephen McGill told MCV: Any release in the Halo …