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PriceWaterhouseCoopers, administrator for GAME, has today announced that 16 stores are set to close today, with all stores closing soon. Kate Warwick, administrator at PwC, said: "In the interests of creditors, the 31 remaining GAME stores are to be closed over the coming weeks and a final closing down sale …

Jagex is closing its MMO 8Realms after little more than a year since the game’s closed beta was released. Develop understands that as a result of the closure, a number of Jagex staff are to lose their jobs, while others will have their positions moved within the company. Jagex has …

Iconic central London indie games retailer Game Focus has closed its doors, it has been confirmed. It comes after a gradual reduction in its floor space, starting first with the closure of its basement shop and a spate of heavy discounting. After almost 10 years of business, Game Focus has …

Retailer GameStop has closed all three of its stores in Northern Ireland. TheGamingLiberty reports that employees were only told of the decision on Sunday (Jan 22nd). The stores in question now have posters on the shutters directing customers to the website. We are transferring all of our UK business on-line …

Ubisoft has closed down its Vancouver development studio, the publishing giant has revealed. The French company said it was closing down operations at the Canadian studio as it couldn’t find "the right formula for success". Ubisoft confirms that we have made the difficult decision to close its studio in Vancouver," …

Consumer games site Totalvideogames.com has officially ceased operation. The site’s staff writer Gwynne Dixon was last year nominated for best online specialist writer at the Games Media Awards 2011. It’s with much regret and a heavy heart that we’re announcing the closure of Totalvideogames.com (TVG),” an internal email to staff …

Not only are hopes of Shenmue 3 still dead in the balance, but now the newest Shenmue title to hit the market has been scrapped. Launched in December 2010 in Japan, Ysnet’s Shenmue World was a social game for mobile phones. However, Andriasang reports that Ysnet announced its surprise closure …

Stalker developer GSC Game World is on the brink of closing its doors after saying that ‘nothing is certain’ about its future. The Ukraine-based studio responded to earlier reports about its closure via Twitter stating that it was in fact still in business, but unsure for how long. We will …

An invite-only beta for Microsoft’s new flight sim series, Microsoft Flight, will commence in January. TheMicrosoft Flightlaunch sequence has begun,” the game’s registration page wrote. We’re thrilled to announce that theMicrosoft FlightBeta is scheduled to kick-off in January 2012 and we arenow accepting applications to participate in the beta program. …

A little over a year after launching, LEGO has announced its attention to close its free-to-play MMO title LEGO Universe in January. The decision has lead to the closure of two of the firm’s studios; Play Well in the US and a second facility in Denmark. As many as 115 …