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It’s a cold February evening but a modest crowd has braved the elements to queue up outside GAME’s flagship Oxford Street branch. Journalists mutter in huddled groups that the turnout doesn’t match that of midnight openings for Call of Duty or Skyrim, and they’re not wrong. As the first major …

Two very different types of board games arrive on shelves to day, courtesy of Nintendo and EA. The former continues its traditional board game series with Mario Party 9, which mixes up the classic formula with boss battles and new mini-games. Meanwhile, EA revives its snowboarding series SSX, challenging players …

It’s fast becoming the worst kept secret in gaming, but Ubisoft will soon officially lift the lid on Assassin’s Creed III. In case you didn’t already know, the game will be set during the American Revolution. The setting was first revealed by rumours, then this morning’s leaked promotional image and …

Vita owners have found a workaround that will enable them to earn Trophies from second hand games. Fears first arose when it emerged each pre-owned Vita title locks Trophies to the first owner, perhaps as a deterrent to the used games market. The message reads: "You cannot earn trophies in …

Reports suggest the next installment of Ubisoft’s flagship series will be set during the American Revolution. A promotional image sent to Kotaku by a Best Buy employee depicts Assassin’s Creed’s lead character, wielding a pistol, tomahawk and bow. Rumours of this setting have been circulating for months now, and this …

ABC data would have you believe games magazines are dead in the water. James Batchelor looks at how print brands retain their power in a changing media landscape… Once again, fresh figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations show that specialist gaming magazines are in decline. And it’s getting worse. …

Gamers only have a few more months to wait for the new first-person puzzle game from Kim Swift, one of the mind’s behind the Portal series. Quantum Conundrum will be released in Europe this summer, according to CVG.The game puts players in the role of a kid searching his uncle’s …

US attorneys have warned that Facebook Credits may be in violation of America’s antitrust laws. The Credits have been mandatory for any games developed on the platform since July. Previously, developers were allowed to use their own virtual currencies. Attorneys Derek Newman and Brian Strange claim that making Credits mandator …

The southernmost Nordic nation is home to a strong retail market, where games are sold in everything from specialists and hypermarts to bookstores and indie music chains. But the high tax rate makes it a challenging market for companies without the capital to support them. Denmark is just as complex …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of thehottest vacancies and latest personnel news, GAME reorganises its head office team and we look at the best job opportunities. GAME promotes Brennan in head office restructure Two members of GAME Group’s head office staff have taken on new positions. Commercial strategy director Tricia Brennan …