The French Senate has passed a new law designed to crack down on internet file-sharing as the battle against online IP theft reaches the continent. Music Week reports that the French Senate has recently passed a three strikes and you’re out” law raised by President Sarkozy which, as the name …

Leading US retailer (and owner of UK supermarket Asda) is to replace much of its in-store music CD offering with an increased Blu-ray and consumer electronics presence. Home Media Magazine reports that Wal-Mart made the decision after seeing music CD sales slump by 23 per cent in the first month …

Game writers agency hired to work on script for hugely-anticipated title

In what is definitely the strongest week of new releases since MCV started doing this regular column, gamers and retail alike have an embarrassment of riches to look forward to this week – and they don’t even have to wait until Friday. That, of course, is thanks to the slightly …

It seems that leading US electronics retailer Circuit City is set to close 155 of its stores, according to tech blog Engadget . The site quotes an insider as saying: I’m an employee at Circuit City and today there was a mandatory store meeting for the holiday season and to …

The sequel to EA’s successful new skateboarding IP Skate is set to be released in January 2009, according to IGN . The site reports: Today we received boxed retail copies of Mirror’s Edge in the office. Our full review of the game is embargoed for a couple weeks, but that …

High brow US cultural magazine TIME has named EA’s Spore as the 20th ‘Best Invention of 2008′. ‘The retail DNA test’ took top spot in the list, followed by ‘The Tesla Roadster’ and ‘The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’. Of Spore, the magazine said: ‘It’s blasphemy, brilliance or both to take the …

Those in attendance at today’s 26th annual Golden Joystick Awards are currently getting stuck into the after-show drinks, with the Activision-Blizzard crowd most rapturous as the publisher celebrates a triumphant afternoon in London. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare scooped no less than four awards in total, winning the Nuts …

Very few independent British developers can boast 18 years in the business like Team17. We caught up with Martyn Brown, Team17's veteran studio director, to talk about resurrecting classic IP, Worms, Xbox Live Arcade and life as an indie in a consolidated industry.

The UK trade is familiar with the arguments surrounding the knock-on effects of the rampant trade-in market on the UK High Street – but Belgium authorities have decided to instead clamp down on game rentals in an effort to help the games industry. Kotaku reports that stockists in Belgium have …