The company behind the controversial PSJailbreak, a device that allows users to play homebrew and pirated code on PS3 for the first time, has asserted its position in the face of Sony’s legal challenge to the product. Last week Sony was been granted a temporary injunction preventing the importing or …

As a further foray into the growing digital space, retailer GAME has officially launched its new GAME Downloader PC software. Upon installation, the program scans a user’s PC to identify all the installed games. These are then recorded and every time a patch or expansion becomes available the user is …

Studio restructures management team as focus shifts to downloads

Growing game industry association spawns new division

Team 17 has turned its back on third-party publishers in favour of digital distribution. The UK-based studio is returning to its publishing roots by increasing the number of downloadable games it produces – at least 15 SKUs in 2010 alone. The company has only released two boxed games over the …

Green Man Gaming is hiring seven new recruits after securing additional funding. The ambitious digital firm is also launching its mobile Android platform next year, and is seeking partnerships with retailers across the world – including those based in the US. CEO Paul Sulyok said: We will be rolling our …

Publisher Namco Bandai has announced that European retail is to receive an exclusive Collector’s Edition of its anticipated action title Enslaved. The SKU will include special packaging, a development-focused artbook and a CD soundtrack written and produced by renowned composer Nitin Sawhney. The game is written by famed writer Alex …

Freestylegamesâ?? boss recalls the studioâ??s darkest hour

Big-box American retailer Best Buy is to roll out its pre-owned games offer to 600 stores across the US this Sunday (August 29th), it has confirmed. The retailer signalled its intention to make the move in June. To begin with consumers will be able to trade-in their titles for in-store …

Following predictions earlier this month, Blockbuster has apparently informed a number of its key partners that it will be entering into a pre-planned bankruptcy” agreement in mind-September. LA Times reports that the retailer’s chief executive Jim Keyes flew to LA last week to meet representatives from studios such as 20th …