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Legal action has been launched against retailer GameStop in the US concerning its use of mandatory security checks on employees. The company routinely checks employees before any breaks or after their shifts. However, many are apparently unhappy that these checks take place outside of their contracted hours and the failure …
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GAME shares tumble 91% year-to-date
The markets have reacted dramatically to GAME’s full year revenue target downgrade issued last week. The crash comes despite GAME’s repeated assurances that it continues to outperform the UK market. At the start of play on Wednesday November 16th, the day on which GAME issued its statement, GAME Group’s share …
Read More »Arkham City hits OnLive, arrives on PC this Friday
Warner’s Batman: Arkham City has gone live on streaming games service OnLive in the US. The retail version of the PC SKU is also available to purchase via EA’s Origin store and GameStop’s Impulse Driven service. A free playable demo is now available on the UK arm of OnLive. It …
Read More »REVIEW: London Games Conference 2011
The market is in a curious, contradictory state.Going by Chart-Track numbers, the UK boxed market has just had its highest-grossing weekend ever, but not by selling the most games. More games were sold in the comparable 2010 week than the last. So what’s going on? Games are doing better than …
Read More »Codemasters hatches plan to bring Dizzy back
Oliver brothers' breakthrough Spectrum game to return
Read More »Activision corrects Xbox Live user number error
Publisher Activision has had to correct one of the stats it released following the huge success of Modern warfare 3. The company had claimed that the game set a new concurrent Xbox Live user record of 3.3m gamers.But in actual fact the 3.3m figure referred to the total number of …
Read More »Microsoft offers Kinect software investment handout
Microsoft is on the hunt for ten new games and applications that make inspired use of the Kinect motion controller, and is offering investment and support to help tempt developers to take part. Known as theKinect Accelerator Program, those approved to take part will be given $20,000 in seed investment, …
Read More »Microsoft opens $200K Kinect app contest
Accelerator Program to bring ten promising projects under the nose of investors
Read More »ANALYSIS: Channel Island tax dodge
When Play.com took advantage of the Channel Island tax relief back in 1998, it changed UK online retailing overnight. Low-Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) meant that any goods sold from the Channel Islands under 18 didn’t have to pay VAT. That included DVDs, CDs and budget games. And with Play.com based …
Read More »Nintendo to drive 3DS into casual market by E3
Struggling platform holder hopes to recreate the Brain Age craze
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