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Logitech chairman Guerrino De Luca said any takeover move by Microsoft would be an ‘operation without sense’ Speculation began in January that Microsoft could make a move for Logitech, leading the company’s shares to rise 12 per cent. Yet speaking to Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, De Luca claims that …

WiiWare Week: Nine games available when digital distribution channel arrives at the end of the month

Continuing our series of features looking at the imminent arrival of Nintendo's WiiWare platform, another studio working on a launch title for the new service argues that the format-holder is helping change development significantlyâ?¦

Three new entries in the All Formats Top Ten this week, as EA’s Army of Two blasts into top position. It marks the first original IP from EA to take the top spot since Black two years ago. Nintendo’s Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training falls one place, following its appearance in …

Following the news that Gamestation’s York HQ would not be closing as part of the Gamestation integration and the appointment of two new MDs for each chain , GAME CEO Lisa Morgan spoke exclusively to MCV to give us the full story of what’s happening at the leading specialist. Take …

What factors do you think have contributed to GAME Group outstripping its previous sales targets? We are very confident with the Group outlook for the year to 31 January 2009. The business is performing very well, both Internationally and in the UK, and the Gamestation integration is going very well. …

Acclaim says 60,000 have signed up to work on David Perry's Top Secret as Skaggs joins as advisor

Hollywood’s march into the games industry continues unabated: the American production company Genius Products, the majority shareholders of which are Miramax founders the Weinstein brothers, is moving into the games market. Take a look at the full story over on Develop.

Miramax founders' firm ramps up distribution focus with Line Rider deal

Pirates of the Caribbean director developing new title, says the 'broken' games industry model 'has to change'