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After the Office of Fair Trading referred GAME’s 74 million deal for bitter rival Gamestation to the Competition Commission, GameStop has re-emerged as a potential player in the UK. It is a completed deal, so ultimately we can turn around and reverse the whole thing,” said Competition Commission spokesperson Rory …

The biggest announcement from you guys recently has been the Sony deal. Could you explain how important this agreement is to NCsoft, what it means to you, and give us an idea of what type of games you will be releasing on PSP and PS3? This is the first step …

UK developer to be F9Eâ??s first overseas studio

MTV Networks plans to spend more than $500 million (250m) on game development, Reuters reports. The media giant has previously had success with game-related sites such as Xfire and GameTrailers.com, as well as in the casual games sector. Apparently 47 per cent of MTV’s audience are video game players. MTV …

The first six titles will be available at retail in time for Christmas for 29.99. The games – which include Realplay Tennis, Realplay Pool, Realplay Golf, Realplay Racing, Realplay Bowling and Realplay Puzzlesphere – are made for use with wireless controllers that emulate tennis rackets, pool cues, golf clubs and …

Winners to go forward to BAFTA award shortlist

Music network to develop games based on its properties

Today sees the relaunch of PC Retail’s home on the internet, www.pcretailmag.com , with the overhauled site now offering interviews, analysis and up-to-date product information alongside its daily complement of breaking business news. The new site has been designed with the PC retail community in mind and is perfect for …

Senior VP of Global Brand Management at Activision Will Kassoy has admitted that sales through digital distribution have not taken off as the publisher expected. In an interview with Gamedaily.biz, Kassoy said that despite the fast-extrapolating success of downloadable content for games, boxed titles are still swamping digital sales. I …

GameSpy has signed a deal with Epic to incorporate its multiplayer and community technologies into Unreal Engine 3, making them immediately available to all UE3 licensees. The technology suite offers matchmaking, community features and advanced statistic tracking, all with full cross-platform support for the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms. The …