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Warner Bros. plans to notch up its first major chart hit with movie tie-in Speed Racer – and is ready to unleash its biggest ever marketing campaign to ensure its success. From the creators of The Matrix trilogy, the Speed Racer movie is tipped by many to kick off summer …

Virgin Play boss Tim Chaney has outlined his plans to build a multi million pound UK business – but has hit out at other publishers making ludicrously bold claims. In the week that it joined forces with Sega legend Hayao Nakayama, Virgin Play has expanded its horizons to target more …

Though it might be more famed for pants and posh food, retail chain Marks & Spencer is boosting its presence in the games space by adding Nintendo hardware and software to its range. The High Street stalwart has already pushed into stocking technology products on its website and in a …

New RTS WorldShift built using Emergent's engine

Bing Gordon joins investment company Kleiner Perkins but will remain as 'CCO Emeritus'

Interested parties have stepped up with interest in recently-closed mobile studio

Arriving at the end of 2008 on PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and DS

According to Metacritic, the website that compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, DVD, books, television and games, the latest edition of the Grand Theft Auto series has scored 99 out of 100, an almost unprecedented score. The only other game to score that highly is Legend of …

Paddy Power has released odds on how long GTA IV can last at the top of the ChartTrack All Formats Charts. The bookie predicts that the game will most likely remain at the top for between four to six weeks at 7/4, and feels that Wii Fit is the game …

If you’re a specialist retailer with between 20 and 25 stores, you might just be on GAME Group CEO Lisa Morgan’s shopping list this year. That’s according to an interview with the firm’s boss on financial news site Cantos, in which she was asked: Let’s look at your strategy on …