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Almost 20m units of Grand Theft Auto IV have been sold worldwide since its April 2008 release. The GTA series has also topped 100m game sales overall in its 14-year history. The news comes after Rockstar Games and 2K Games parent company Take-Two revealed sales data at a Wedbush Morgan …

Microsoft has taken steps to identify users who used an exploit to duplicate Xbox Live points codes and illegally download content with them. Yesterday it was reported that some Xbox 360 owners had used the technique to stockpile points for free instead of paying for them legitimately. Microsoft has said …

The patent disagreement between LG and Sony has been lifted – freeing 300,000 stranded PS3s in Holland. Last month LG was granted a preliminary injunction against Sony for an infringement on Blu-ray technology, but now InsideGamer is reporting this has been lifted. The injunction resulted in 300,000 PS3s being held …

UK High Street retail sales stumbled 0.4 per cent in February in terms of value, the British Retail Consortium has announced. However total units sold increased 1.1 per cent year-on-year – compared to a 4.5 per cent rise seen in February 2010. This is the smallest gain since May 2009. …

Sony’s networked products and services boss Kaz Hirai has been promoted to head up the consumer products unit. 50-year-old Hirai currently looks after video games and other digital Sony businesses such as music and movie steaming. His new role will include the entire Sony consumer electronics line which consists of …

Leading UK distribution firms are torn between open distribution and exclusive deals. Open distribution allows multiple firms to deliver the same product, while exclusive deals usually concern a publisher, manufacturer or developer who opt for just one distributor to supply its product to retail. The findings come from MCV’s latest …

MCV offers an insight into each of the following video game distributors. Koch Media Established: 1994Members of staff: 330 (around 66 in the UK)Based: Basingstoke, HampshireKey territories: UK, Benelux, NordicContact: 01256 385200Website: www.kochmedia.co.uk Koch has a lot more strings to its bows than a traditional distributor. The firm has its …

Despite the current market slump and the rise of digital downloads, distribution remains the lifeblood of the games industry. Without suppliers, the route from product manufacturer to retail is blocked, and High Street stores are still vital to the video game consumer. But with VAT now at 20 per cent …

The official 3DS launch will take place at HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store at midnight on March 25th. Nintendo has partnered with the High Street entertainment retailer to open a total of 100 stores at midnight, while a separate VIP event – complete with a HMV pop-up shop – will …

Playing video games late at night is one of the main factors of sleeplessness, according to a US study. The National Sleep Foundation found that 95 per cent of people questioned used some type of electronics in the hour before going to bed, while two thirds admitted they don’t get …