Three of Ubisoft’s biggest downloadable releases of 2011 are coming to retail. A Play.com listing reveals the Ubisoft Triple Pack will contain Beyond Good & Evil HD, From Dust and Outland, according to Gamerzines. It will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 from March 23rd and will retail at …

It wasn’t a great week for UK games retail, with the market shrinking by a third. 14m was generated from game sales overall which is almost 7m less than last week’s 20.9m With no new big releases hitting shelves for the week ending January 14th, the number of units sold …

Online retailer Play.com is considering the introduction of a payment-on-delivery offer for its customers. The service is commonplace in Japan, and the site’s new Japanese owners Rakuten are keen to make Play.com the first to offer it in the UK. The idea is to attract customers who are uneasy about …

Green Man Gaming has appointed respected industry figures to its senior management team. The new recruits comeas the UK-based digital retailer begins to expand across Europe. The firm has signed former Metaboli and GAME exec Paul Howes as commercial director. Howes has held senior roles at Mindscape and Infogrames before …

Retail giant GAME says new hardware launches will take the games industry back to full strength. The statement follows a difficult period for GAME, which posted a 17.6 per cent slump in sales over Christmas. The firm now admits that it might not meet some of its EBITDA covenants. But …

CLOUD GAMING EUROPE: Triple-A quality often means a triple-A cost, says chief games officer Philip Reisberger

April marks the 10th Anniversary of the MCV Industry Excellence Awards, and we’ve a special night planned to celebrate the trade’s successes. This event is about the hard work done by the people in the industry. While 2012’s event may be a milestone for us, the real story is the …

I was speaking at theEuropean Cloud Gaming Summityesterday and amidst warning people about the upcoming under-12 revolution I made the suggestion that some of the well-heeled publishers in the room should buy GAME Group (the troubled UK retailer). Cue most people’s jaws dropping. Buy a retailer? Are you nuts? GAME …

Publisher Lace Mamba Global has announced PDQ has taken on its primary distribution duties in the UK and Ireland. PDQ becomes the exclusive primary distribution partner for all Lace games, including upcoming 2012 releases and re-orders for previous products. Advantage Distribution remains Lace’s secondary distribution partner, focusing on independent retailers. …

EA has announced a collaboration with Katy Perry which will see the music star appear in future DLC and ad campaigns. The publisher says Perry will work closely with The Sims Studio to help create in-game accessories, clothing, hairstyles and furniture. She will also appear in TV ads, online promotions …