What follows is 600 (yes, all the red numbers really add up to 600) games, consoles, companies and deals that have shaped the industry throughout the last 12 years… HIGH-PROFILE BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES Over the last 12 years, the games industry’s leading businesses have danced around like a game …

The introduction of the new digital chart presents a significant milestone for the industry. You might not think so at first glance. Yes, it’s just a list of numbers – like every other Chart-Track report. And yes, there are things missing – no MMOs and micro-transactions just yet, and it’s …

It’s been a long time coming, but the UK will finally get a games download chart later this year, MCV can reveal. ELSPA has been hard at work behind the scenes over the last 12 months convincing publishers to share data and bring clarity to the scope of PC downloads. …

Publishers unite for PC digital download sales chart; could launch in November

The long and drawn-out demise of US rental giant Blockbuster looks to be reaching a conclusion with predictions that the retailer could file for bankruptcy as soon as the end of the week. Home Media reports that Blockbuster’s attempts to recapitalise to allow a shift in focus to multiplatform distribution …

UK online-only games publisher Zattika has set out its plan to buy up rivals and raise more money. In an exclusive and candid interview set to appear in MCV later this month, CEO Tim Chaney also admits that Kongregate had been a target ahead of its purchase by GameStop, whilst …

Ambitious online publisher admits to missing out on Kongregate, casts net with wider plan for $100m fund

The last six months have been tough for the US games market. The amount of money generated by video games in the US for the first six months of the year was $6.66bn, a drop of 9.1 per cent compared to the amount spent during the same period in 2010 …

Publisher Ubisoft has detailed what consumers will find in the box of the Collector’s Edition of upcoming action title Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Destructoid reports that the SKU will include the game, two exclusive single-player maps, a physical map of the in-game world, art book, a making-of DVD, soundtrack and a …

Not for the first time, THQ has pointed the finger at the tough competitive window” for causing the lower then expected sales of recent release UFC Undisputed 2010. THQ suffered a $30.1m loss in its last financial quarter. UFC was named as one of the reasons for this slip. Although …