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Zavvi is to make significantly more space for games in-store after the category shone for the retailer during the Christmas period. The general entertainment store looks set to reduce its music offering to make way for the move, the second time it has increased its dedicated games space in under …

New publishing powerhouse Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has finalised its core games team – but expect further high profile recruits as the media giant picks up momentum in the UK. After setting up a dedicated office for the region and buying Lego Star Wars developer Traveller’s Tales late last year, …

Though there’s been no official word as of yet, rumours are circulating that THQ has pulled the plug on the PS3 version of its upcoming war-themed FPS Frontlines: Fuel of War, CVG reports. Speculation arose over the weekend after reports that some US retailers were informed of the cancellation. The …

The Times’ opinion columnist Janice Turner has stuck the knife into the video games industry in an article entitled ‘Xbox is crack for kids’. In the piece, which appeared in Saturday’s newspaper, Turner calls consoles ‘Satan’s Sudoku’. She goes on to write that children are ‘mentally imprisoned’ when playing games, …

EA has announced a new Battlefield game from its DICE studio – and with it, has introduced the publisher to a brand new business model. The game will be available for free over the web, not sold via retail, and is supported financially through in-game advertising and item sales. For …

New Battlefield game is digitally distributed and free-to-play, making money via in-game ads and item transactions

Next week's awards ceremony to acknowledge successes of organisation members

New SCi CEO Phil Rogers has already handpicked the Chief Operating Officer he believes will turn around SCi’s fortunes. Jurgen Goeldner joins the company with over 25 years’ experience within video games, including stints as an exec at Funsoft and THQ Germany. "Jurgen has a wealth of experience which will …

With the Manhunt 2 saga still far from passed , Rockstar is now staring another gaming controversy in the face as forces begin to gather in oppositio to its upcoming release of Bully: Scholarship Edition on Xbox 360 and Wii. CVG reports that the DSGi group, which owns High Street …

After previously saying that it would seek to compensate members after many experienced Xbox Live troubles over the Christmas period, Microsoft has confirmed that it is to offer recently released shooter Undertow free next week. Major Nelson spills the beans on his blog, linking to fellow Microsoft blog Gamerscore, which …