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Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford – the man in charge of the upcoming, long-delayed Duke Nukem Forever – will be taking questions at a special event next week. The Q/A session will be hosted by GameSpot’s Johnny Chiodini on Wednesday, May 11th at the BAFTA HQ. The session will focus …

A video game based on hugely popular game show The Cube will be released on consoles later this year. The title will be published by Koch’s Europress division as part of a partnership with series producers Objective Productions, distributors All3Media International and Route 1. Currently in its third series on …

Argos’ parent company Home Retail Group has reported a drop in full year profits. The firm has cited the tough retail conditions and a decline in gaming as reasons for the drop. Sales are down three per cent to 5,852 million and its profits are down 13 per cent to …

Electronic Arts has promoted Shaun White to lead its MCV Award-winning UK PR team. White joined EA in 2005 and was most recently senior PR manager for EA Sports. His appointment as head of PR follows the departure of Simon Smith-Wright for the publisher’s Australian office. He told MCV: It’s …

HMV will sell second-hand games online as a part of a renewed push around pre-owned. It follows the launch of the firm’s new iPhone and Android app, which lets users scan a game’s barcode to find out how much credit HMV will give them for it. HMV RePlay manager Martin …

Tesco’s new games boss says the grocer goliath can expand the market in ways HMV and GAME cannot. In an interview with MCV, senior buying manager Sarah Kaye insisted a ‘level playing field’ between specialists and supermarkets can help grow the games market in the face of a tough economy. …

HMV has launched a new Android and iPhone app that tells gamers how much their games are worth. Players can scan the barcode of their game (or in-put the details manually) and they app will come back with the most up-to-date price the gamer can expect to receive if they …

The biggest names in the UK games trade descended upon the Brewery for the MCV Industry Excellence Awards last night. The event began with the Sega-sponsored pre-drinks at Parker McMillan, with eager industry execs making the most of the free drinks. Leading nominees including Nintendo then made their way up …

Amazon defeated the supermarkets to be crowned best general retail at the MCV Awards last night. The firm was the only online company in this new category. The specialist retail prize was scooped by GAME, having missed out on winning any awards last year. Meanwhile, star store was awarded to …

Darren Bowen, Ubisoft’s UK sales director, was honoured with our Retail Advisory Board’s Special Recognition prize at the MCV Awards last night. Bowen has served at Ubisoft for almost nine years and has previously held UK sales manager and trade sector manager roles at the publisher. Prior to joining Ubisoft …