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Children’s electronics specialist LeapFrog has launched the first of what is expected to be many edutainment titles for Apple’s iPhone, marking its first foray into the mainstream games market. Click here to read the full story on CasualGaming.biz.

The UK High Street suffered a like-for-like sales decline of 0.7 per cent in Q1 and 1.2 per cent in March, the latest figures from the British retail Consortium reveal. Retail Week reports, however, that total sales grew 1.2 per cent year-on-year, with March number’s climbing by 0.6 per cent. …

PC ownership in the UK had hit 70 per cent by 2007, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. According to the ONS’ Social Trends report, released yesterday, ownership of home computers rose from 29 per cent in 1998 to 70 per cent in 2007. Click …

Leading MMO developer Blizzard has struck a deal with NetEase that will see the Chinese firm handle the studio’s MMO offerings in the region for three years. The pair had previously announced an agreement for servicing rights on both Starcraft II and Battle.net, but this new deal will see MMO …

Best Buy has reportedly told staff of a slew of job losses and wage-cutting measures in North America as the leading electricals retailer aims to restructure in an effort to cope with the nation’s tightening of economic belts. StarTribune reports that 1,000 assistant store managers are to see their jobs …

Leading US statistics body NPD has found that the majority of North American gamers say that they expect to spend more on their hobby this year than they did in 2008. Numbers in the recent Entertainment Trends in America report state that 65 per cent of the 10,000 people questioned …

As finances continue to worsen for troubled publisher Midway the owners and debtors of the firm have agreed that $30m is the new target sale price. A key employee incentive plan, as reported by Variety, states that 28 key Midway members will receive a number of financial rewards if this …

Dan DeMatteo, the CEO of global games retail chain GameStop, has stated that he believes price drops are needed for both Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii as the worldwide recession continues to trouble consumers. Speaking of the PS3, DeMatteo told CNBC: $399 is clearly an issue in this economy. I …

Sony will tomorrow release a free update for the PS3 version of SingStar that will bring with it a host of improvements to the game – including for the first time PS3 Trophy support. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – and it’s all just one tiny click of the mouse …

Microsoft’s XP operating system and Office 2003 software suite have ended their phase of mainstream technical support, meaning that future users of the software will have to pay for it. MCV’s sister site PC Retail has the full story – click here to take a look.