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"Our performance in 2007 was impressive from many perspectives. But what is particularly noteworthy is that 2007 was a transformative year with hardware sales setting records and the installed base of users reaching an all-time high. Likewise, the expanding demographic profile of the video game player has moved this business …

US specialist retail giant GameStop has reported sales and net earnings rises of 33 per cent and 82 per cent respectively, spurring on an ambitious target to open up to 600 new stores by the end of the year. The world’s largest games retailer reported reported sales and earnings for …

Official UK industry monitor ChartTrack has told MCV that Xbox 360 sales have risen 36 per cent since last Friday – when the platform holder sliced the ERP of the console to as little as 159.99. The rise came in a period where other hardware struggled – with only PS3 …

SPECIAL REPORT: We ask 'What lead Autodesk to Kynogon?' as we look at the acquisition that will merge AI and 3D imaging

UK industry being damaged by subsidies in other regions, says Activision-owned team as it rallies support for petition to PM

RPG developer discusses life as an EA studio

Atari’s UK managing director Jeremy Wigmore has told MCV that the company still has great faith in its boxed product business – despite all of the media speculation surrounding Phil Harrison ‘s new online project. Ever since their respective appointments at the firm, Harrison and new Infogrames CEO David Gardner …

Exclusive interview with Valve's Kim Swift details Portal evolution process

Trilogy Logistics has recruited Lisa Derbyshire to its Board as trading director. Derbyshire has a wealth of experience within distribution having worked with Deluxe, before running her own firm, consulting for the likes of Sony DADC, 2entertain and Tesco. We are very pleased to have such a well established person …

At GDC, Autodesk announced its intention to buy French AI specialist Kynogon, makers of the Kynapse middleware. We speak to those involved to find out what the deal means for the industryâ?¦