Brace yourselves, storekeepers: Fischer asserts that the interplay between online and physical retail means that digital gets to ‘premiere’ the riskier or more out-there ideas first. Bricks and mortar is just too hostile an environment for quirky content. He’s not wrong. Whether you have heard of Bonsai Barber or Super …

Sony will court iPhone users and gadget fans when the PSPgo hits retail next week. The device, which only plays digital downloads, launches on October 1st priced 224.99 and will be promoted as part of a 6m warchest being spent on the handheld’s 2009 marketing. The PSPgo is positioned differently …

Sony has revealed that there will be 16,000 pieces of digital content available at the PSPgo launch on October 1st. The US line-up includes 225 downloadable games – which is a combination of PSN exclusives, UMD legacy titles, Minis and full PSP games – 2,300 movies and 13,300 TV episodes. …

Sony London Studio, Playfish and Revolution speaking at October 27th event

Orange UK has announced that it has secured a deal to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the UK from later this year. The handsets will be sold in all Orange’s direct retail channels, including its shops, online store and telesales outlets. It also says "selected high street …

The Hut Group has announced a multi-million pound investment in the business. The firm said that funding from private investors will enable it to continue both its acquisition strategy as well as driving organic growth. Last weekend, the firm took the number one spot in The Sunday Times ‘Tech Track …

The UK’s anti-piracy laws are feeble and place the entertainment retail sector in grave danger of further closures and economic damage. That was the opinion of some of the games industry’s most notable figures this week, as the domestic trade called on the Government to emulate France’s new legal clampdown …

Sports Interactiveâ??s studio director talks console ports, tax breaks and the perfect FM game

The Sun were victorious at last night’s MCV/Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz, after fighting off stiff competition from Sainsburys and Turner Media. A mixture of retailers, media and publishers gathered at London’s Sway Bar to battle to be the biggest brains in games, and win some pretty spectacular prizes, including …

Activision will redefine what constitutes a blockbuster when Modern Warfare 2 lands in just a matter of weeks. The Call of Duty title is riding a wave of hype and mounting pre-orders. Many are now saying the third week of November could represent the most lucrative sales spike ever for …