HMV has sold its Waterstone’s business for 53m. It’s significantly more than the 35m mooted by the national press earlier this week. The book store has been sold to major HMV shareholder Alexander Mamut’s company – A&NN Capital Fund Management. It’s a major move for HMV, which is trying to …

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Everyone’s talking about Steam, the App Store and Xbox Live, but one European publishing boss is convinced that physical retail will ‘win the war for digital’. Namco Bandai’s European VP Olivier Comte says shops have an advantage as they are the experts in talking to consumers. His comments follow recent …

Dixons Retail has entered the digital game download market with a new online service running across three websites. Customers can pay for PC games online, download them onto their computer and write reviews for them afterwards. The service is running across bespoke Dixons, Currys and PC World websites. Dixons Retail …

Some time over the next couple of weeks Gamestation will issue its one millionth Elite Reward Card – and that lucky customer is in for a big surprise. Said person will be given 1m XP points (worth 2,500), a personalised Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii modified by Aliens Stole My …

Microsoft has confirmed to MCV that the disc read error introduced to some consoles by the upcoming firmware update is not specific to certain types of Xbox 360.Yesterday it was confirmed that any users whose consoles suffer as a result of the update will see their machines replaced with a …

After a long, long wait Rockstar’s LA Noire will be released in the UK tomorrow. And such is the anticipation that major retailers are today advertising a number of cut-price deals on the game. As rounded up by Frugal Gaming, Asda will sell the title for 34.97 and Morrison’s for …

Affected users will also be given an Xbox Live Gold subscription

Users who find that their Xbox 360 consoles are not compatible with the upcoming new disc format for the platform will receive a free replacement. Microsoft has confirmed this morning’s rumours, saying that in most instances it can sniff out any offending hardware and proactively contact the owners. "Following a …

Sony Ericcson’s Xperia Play – the first PlayStation certified phone – will launch in the US next week. The device has been available in the UK since April 1st, and will finally arrive in America on May 26th, reports Kotaku. It will be exclusive to US mobile provider Verizon and …