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Continued profit declines have led US technology retailer Best Buy to close 50 of its big box stores. The chain reported losses of $1.7bn for the three months ended December 31st, 2011 – a staggering decline from the $651m in profits it reports in the same period last year, according …

Namco Bandai takes its flagship racing series in a new direction this week in Ridge Racer: Unbounded. The street racing titlefocuses on destruction as players smash their way through city courses and drive their opponents off the road. It also features a track editor, allowing them to create their own …

Beleaguered publisher THQ has cut some 120 employees from its game development network, as the company looks to streamline the business to ease costs. Some 80 positions will be made redundant at Texas outfit Vigil Games, while another 40 will go at Vancouver studio Relic Entertainment. The latest bout of …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Sony DADC restructures its distribution team and we look at the best job vacancies. Tyrrell heads up new Sony DADC teamNatasha Tyrrell (right) will rebuild Sony DADC’s supply chain following the fire that destroyed the company’s Enfield distribution …

Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter does not believe PlayStation 4 will prevent users from playing pre-owned games. Rumours spread this morning that the next Sony console– reportedly named Orbis – will include anti pre-owned technology to block second hand titles. Reports earlier this year claimed the next Xbox will feature similar …

Fans of the Aliens franchise may want to hold out for the Nintendo SKU of Colonial Marines. Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford told Vox Games the Wii U edition of his studio’s long, long awaited shooter will come have unique features that makes use of the console’s innovative tablet controller. …

PS3 owners now have access to PlayMemories Studio, a new application that gives them new ways to browse photos and home videos. The software lets users plug a digital camera or camcorder into their PS3 and browse through the content with a controller. They can view pictures and videos in …

Apple, Sony and even Angry Birds have their own presence on the High Street – and now Capcom is joining them. The publisher will open a new bricks-and-mortar store in Tokyo’s Odiaba District on April 14th, according to Destructoid. The outlet will naturally stock Capcom games, as well as a …

Video games retail in the Pacific region is not unlike that of Europe. The market faces many of the same hurdles, such as the digital transition and decline of boxed sales. Challenges unique to the area include the rise of grey importing, a harsh disparity on both price and release …

Retail naysayers would have you believe the good ship ‘boxed product’ is sinking, and salvation lies in the new world of digital games. But this strange land has perils of its own. It is a realm of different rules and unfamiliar seasons, where developers become publishers and publishers become retailers. …