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As the countdown to Christmas continues, Nintendo has unveiled a series of new DS bundles designed to appeal to the whole family. Each pack is set to hit retail across Europe in time for the Christmas period, with the following five bundles set for the UK next month: – White …

EA has revealed that it is to invade the Russian market following a new wide-reaching distribution deal with 1C. 1C will now distribute EA’s titles in Russia and CIS countries, including territory exclusive value packs. Alongside the publisher’s standard product, 1C will supply three new economy jewel packed PC games …

SPECIAL REPORT: Harrison and Gardner on restaffing the resurgent publisher's creative teams

Of all of the Asian countries and their game markets, Japanâ??s is perhaps the most widely known thanks to its influence in growing and mass-marketing the console eras almost single-handedly.

Wired Sussex says UK's south coast industry hub is stable despite MMO firm's restructuring

Lombardi reiterates 'rumour' status of Google buyout gossip as studio works to finish Left4Dead

Valve’s Doug Lombardi has described today’s rumourmongering that the studio is to be bought by Google as "100% rumour". Speaking to Spong, the marketing boss’ description of the story is the first comment made by the studio. Google has described the story as "rumour and speculation", although clearly both have …

Zavvi managing director Simon Douglas has been elected chairman at the Entertainment Retailers’ Association for the next year. The decision was made at the ERA’s Annual General Meeting, which took place in London this morning. Douglas – who last year led the buy-out of the Virgin Megastores chain to create …

Developer shrugs off speculation that it is about to be bought by web giant

Joerg Zeissig, MD of Leipziger International Asia, tells us about Game Convention Asia, and offers up his outlook on the industry in the Asia-Pacific regionâ?¦