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It’s easy to forget, whilst we bask in the glory of another record-breaking year, that just a few years ago, games retail was on its knees. Games hardware was flogged off for around 100, and some triple-A new releases were slashed to under 20 in a desperate attempt to keep …

Annual conference for plug-in and tool developers set for May

Screen Digest has told MCV that the games market will hit the mainstream consumer head on” in 2008, with year-end revenues poised to eclipse even last year’s record-breaking performance. And while Nintendo was the clear winner in the console war in 2007, 2008 is set to be far more closely …

Eidos parent SCi’s protracted talks with potential acquirers have come to an end, the company has revealed. In a trading statement, SCi also revealed that its biggest release of the calendar year, Tomb Raider: Underworld, would be delayed from its scheduled June release date to Christmas in order to achieve …

Sega is hoping to claim a major summer hit with its newly-announced official Olympics licence. Beijing 2008 will be released on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and mobile phones in the summer. Gamers will be able to compete online for the first time in an olympics title as they compete in …

Online casual portal to use injection for further game acquisitions

Developer says title will 'set a new standard for sports games in this genre'

Famed US independent buys developer of new game Left 4 Dead

Following on from the success of the inaugural PES Industry Cup at the end of October, Konami is proud to announce that the PES Industry Rankings is now open. Anyone wanting to take part can register for the first league section, which will see the top 32 players then invited …

Whilst many across the retail community have been counting the cost of a disappointing Christmas period, the games market has seen yet another bumper festive period on the High Street. In the week that the retail analyst SPSL stated that many days during the Christmas period retail performance were ‘hugely …