The number of HMV shoppers have almost halved over the last 12 weeks, claims retail analysts Kantar Worldpanel. The firm says that HMV has lost its place as the UK’s second biggest entertainment retailer (behind Amazon) to Tesco, which has been bolstered by gains in the DVD and Blu-ray space. …

Although triple-A games will ‘thrive’ on PS4, the hardware’s designer saysa complementary range of indie games will herald a ‘Renaissance of Gameson PS4’. Talking in a keynote today opening the Develop Conference in Brighton,Cerny recounted the history of the new console and his own career. His verdict, after spending five …

Just six months ago, the games industry feared HMV would abandon video games. It had decimated its games team, cutting its count of ten buyers down to two, and even after it was saved by Hilco in April, the chain said it would concentrate on music and visual”, but there …

After making us wait for what seems like an eternity, Rockstar has finally given the world the first glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 5 in action. The gameplay trailer below gives you a taste of what you can expect from Rockstar’s most ambitious open-world game yet. We had the opportunity …

PC gamers are able to get a free copy of Splinter Cell Blacklist if they buy certain Nvidia GPUs. Anyone who purchases either a GeForce GTX 660, 660 Ti, 670, 680, 760, 770, or 780 from a participating retailer is eligible and will receive a code prior to the game’s …

GameStop has sold out of its PS4 launch stock, and is no longer taking pre-orders for the hardware in the US. The console’s listing on the retailer’s website is now listed as ‘not available’, and a GameStop representative later confirmed the news to GameInformer. Due to high demand for the …

Hardware maverick Ellsworth was fired by studio in February and says it 'stabbed her in the back'

InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Green Man Gaming hires Square’s Bateman and we look at the best vacanices. Ben Bateman joins Green Man Gaming’s Playfire team Online games retailer Green Man Gaming has appointed Ben Bateman as its new community development manager for …

There are less than 800 specialist games stores on the UK High Street, according to MCV research. While GAME has maintained its store count of just over 320, HMV and Blockbuster saw their retail footprints decimated when the two High Street chains fell into administration earlier this year. Blockbuster lost …

Are publishers like EA, Ubisoft and Activision being smart by releasing their games as cross-generation titles this Christmas? I actually think they are hedging their bets for sales’ sake. E3 and its fallout has proven that this Christmas we’re due a transition with some unprecedented activity. We’ve never had such …