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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 …
Read More »Xbox 360 UK sales leap 36%
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 …
Read More »Kynogon execs to head Autodesk’s new games technology group
SPECIAL REPORT: We ask 'What lead Autodesk to Kynogon?' as we look at the acquisition that will merge AI and 3D imaging
Read More »Bizarre backs tax break campaign
UK industry being damaged by subsidies in other regions, says Activision-owned team as it rallies support for petition to PM
Read More »Bioware: EA’s studio-label model is ‘the right way to do things’
RPG developer discusses life as an EA studio
Read More »Atari not prepared to give up on boxed product business
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 …
Read More »‘Playtesting was crucial to Portal’s success’
Exclusive interview with Valve's Kim Swift details Portal evolution process
Read More »New director joins Trilogy Board
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 …
Read More »Autodesk’s move into middleware
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?¦
Read More »Tragnarion becomes official Wii developer
Spanish developer looking to expand Doodle Hex franchise
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