Popular catalogue retailer Argos is to revamp its UK operations in a new drive beginning next week. MyRetailMedia reports that central to the change is a renewed online effort, a rise in prices and, crucially, a dramatic increase to its store closure program with up to 100 outlets facing the …

Nindie.com has promised independent retailers they will get their ‘fair share’ of Wii U stock as the console’s launch approaches. Koch Media’s Nintendo supply portal says that Wii U can be delivered direct to consumers on behalf of the retailers. The cost to stores will be the normal trade price …

Hurry! There are just a few hours left to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …

Rationally, a decline in UK industry Christmas marketing spend makes sense at a time when there are fewer games coming out, and the ones remaining are getting most of the attention. Compare the year-on-year release schedules, however, and Q4 isn’t particularly quiet year-on-year. Ubi, EA and Activision have their favourites …

Free modding platform based on RedEngine to include 'advanced' landscape design tools and day-night cycle simulations

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The age of excess is clearly over. UK games firms are spending 99m on advertising this Christmas, MCV can reveal. That’s a drop of 40 per cent year-on-year. The figures are based on a survey of the biggest companies in the UK games industry. In comparison, publishers, retailers and developers …

The third episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead has shambled onto iOS. The chapter goes for $4.99 and is available now on Apple’s app store for iPhone (4 and up) and iPad (2 and up) devices. With the release, the mobile version of the adventure title trails the PC and …

You only have a little over 24 hours to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …

We still don’t have a release date for Bioshock Infinite, not even a hint of it, but developer Irrational Games today announced the game’s Ultimate Songbird Edition. The highlight of this edition, which according to Irrational’s Ken Levine will be in limited supply, is a 9.5-inch Songbird statue that was …