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Retailers nationwide could come under fire from consumer groups for only selling the Wii console in high-priced bundles, with online forums already buzzing with complaints about the High Street. Research carried out by MCV suggests that certain retailers that have Wii stock are only selling the sought-after console as part …

Sony UK is set to spend a whopping 4 million on its first Christmas TV campaign for PlayStation 3. The company is spending in the region of 3 million on TV campaigns for its flagship first-party releases: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Ratchet And Clank: Tools Of Destruction and SingStar – earmarking …

On Monday Eidos officially opened its new Montreal studio, welcoming Canadian business and industry trade press to tour the facility. Develop was on hand to talk to studio head Stephane D'Astous about the building of the new studio, its first project Deus Ex 3 and plans for the futureâ?¦

New team set to work on BioShock sequel, according to reports

If there’s one thing retailers don’t need to be reminded about, it’s that Christmas is coming – that whirlwind few weeks where more business is done than the previous months put together. It’s also the time to diversify – and one of the most lucrative areas in which a games …

Publisher Sega has at last put a firm date on the European arrival of highly anticipated multiplayer third person shooter The Club, with the confirmation that the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions will all be released on February 8th. Developed by Project Gotham and Geometry Wars studio Bizarre Creations, …

MMO firm acquired by casual games company

Games blog Joystiq is reporting that one eagle-eyed reader has spotted a message on the back of a recently purchased Microsoft Points Card that refers to the European version of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Video Marketplace – and claiming that the service will be exclusive to the UK, Ireland, France and …

George Harrison says that firm has no plans to increase US, let alone European, development

Despite Nintendo’s current video games dominance across the globe, NoA senior vice president George Harrison has said that the platform holder has no plans to increase its current Western-developed output. Speaking to Wired, Harrison stated: "I’m not aware of any plans to push for more software development here in the …