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GAME’s success over the Christmas period has been confirmed by a further trading update, explaining that profits before non-recurring costs and tax will now be ahead of expectations at no less than 70m” This marks an enourmous leap from 2007’s trading performance, when profits for the year stood at 29.5m. …

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has told MCV it has plans to expand its dedicated games floor space in 2008 – claiming that 2007 ‘only shows the start of our ambitions in the category’. Video games have become an increasingly important part of our entertainment sales mix over the last year,” said …

BBC report says price of game production has become a 'nightmare' for studios

Graphics chip firm praised for investment in R&D and company growth

North America president promoted to global biz dev role

It’s been a fantastic year for Nintendo. What has been the highlight for you? There are probably too many to list, but I think the most satisfying aspect is to see our products being played and enjoyed by a much wider audience. One item I had a chuckle over which …

The US arm of online retail colossus Amazon has stated that Nintendo’s Wii was one of its best selling products over Christmas, adding that on the occasions when the machine was in stock it sold at a rate of 17 units per second. Super Mario Galaxy and Call of Duty …

Epic's engine to power new Sin City game

MCV sister site Mobile Entertainment reports that Nokia has once again delayed the launch of its revamped content-led N-Gage gaming service. The platform was due to go live in late December, but the Finnish handset giant has now confirmed that software glitches will postpone its roll out. N-Gage is part …

Successful next-gen stealth outing Assassin’s Creed rounded off a strong end-of-year resurgence last week by knocking Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare from the top of the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 to claim top spot heading into the New Year. COD4’s 37 per cent drop in sales saw …