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Online, in-store services and international expansion are the key foundations upon which DSGi is set to tackle difficult trading conditions, the retailer has told MCV. The Group, which includes PC World, Currys.digital and Dixons, has launched a strategic review of its business led by Boston Consulting after issuing a profit …

Movie distributor Paramount has told MCV it is ready to increase is presence in the games market – and hasn’t ruled out setting up its own publishing division. The cinema giant is owned by media conglomerate Viacom, and already licences many of its properties to publishers including Activision, Ubisoft, EA …

High data rates force mobile studioâ??s hand

PlayStation 3 has officially sold one million units at UK retail, hitting the milestone faster than PSOne or PS2. Anbd now Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire is more confident than ever that the console can step up its game further in the next-gen race this year. Achieving one …

Social gaming company completes Series A round

Markerless mocap system available at Londonâ??s Studio 7

iXMF unveiled by Interactive Audio Special Interest Group

GAME has said that it will exceed its full-year underlying profit forecast for financial year 2007 – 2008. According to Dow Jones Newswires, GAME expects pre-tax profit to be no less than 74 million for the year ended January 31st, 2008. That represents a significant jump from the 29.5 million …

SCE UK has confirmed to MCV that God of War 3 is coming soon to PlayStation 3. Initial rumours spread following the appearance of an advert in the upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus manual featuring the words ‘Coming Soon’ and ‘PlayStation 3′ below the traditional Omega symbol. Sony …

Statistics from trade body the Entertainment Retailers’ Association suggest that while gaming is the star performer, music sales on the High Street have been seriously undermined by downloads – and that DVD prices are falling all the time. As forecast by MCV last year, ERA’s figures show that games software …