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Blockbuster is ready to become big-name contenders in games retail as each looks to steal market share with the opening of new games-focused stores. In a move that will raise eyebrows at GAME Group HQ, Blockbuster is ready to grab back the revenue stream it lost after selling off its …

CEO admits to Designer shortcomings, promises much to come

As predicted this morning , Electronic Arts has extended the deadline of its tender offer for Take Two. The last deadline expired at 11.59pm (Eastern Time) on Friday without any response from EA or Take Two’s shareholders. The new deadline gives Take Two’s investors until 11.59pm (Eastern Time) on Monday, …

UK developers association responds to Georgia's new tax credit

With the growing popularity of digital downloads, price cutting by major supermarkets and the trade-in power of Gamestation and Blockbuster, it’s certainly no easy time to be an independent retailer. Yet there’s more to being an indie than just selling games and consoles. Many of these experts stock de-listed retro …

Insane Games Based in Somerset, the four-strong indie chain has stores in Wells, Burnham-On-Sea, Bridgwater and Street, and has been trading since February 1996. The indie stocks back catalogue classics as well as an extensive range of pre-owned video games. Last year Insane Games re-launched its website with a selection …

Action Replay Managing director Steve O’Brien puts the success of his Action Replay store down to his ‘phenomenal’ staff. Although there are no immediate plans for expansion, O’Brien expects to see a huge increase in revenues this year as casual gaming continues to grow the market. Action Replay is one …

The North American president of Ubisoft has revealed that casual games were responsible for 25 per cent of the firm’s $1.5 billion revenue for fiscal year 2007-2008. CasualGaming.biz reports that Laurent Detoc said: "[Casual has been] a good opportunity for us. "People want games that are more accessible and less …

UK distributor Trilogy Logistics has acquired third-party logistics company CM Lane. The buyout will provide Trilogy with greater warehouse capacity and staffing as part of the company’s ‘ongoing growth’, it said this morning. CM Lane, which traditionally works in the entertainment business on behalf of toy companies, was founded in …

Electronic Arts is expected to extend again the deadline for its hostile tender offer to acquire Take-Two, the Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning. The deadline for EA’s last bid for the Rockstar parent passed by without any announcement on Friday, but the WSJ believes the Redwood company may …