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Pre-owned sales made up a quarter of GAME Group’s revenues for the first half of the year. But what does that mean for the future of the company – and the wider industry? Tim Ingham asks the firm’s top brass… You said last week that your H1 results, for the …

Pro Evolution Soccer’s rise to prominence has seen it become one of the most loved – and fiercly defended – franchises in modern gaming. Today, MCV takes a special sneak peek at what publisher Konami has in store with its new iteration PES 2010 – which it has promised is …

Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe TV special last night drew a respectable 361,000 viewers. According to a Media Guardian report, the show – which aired on the satellite and digital-only channel BBC Four – accounted for 2.2 per cent of the UK’s TV audience between 10pm to 11pm. The preceeding hour of …

The UK games market’s rising stars are set to battle it out for industry recognition, as MCV lines up its annual presentation of the top 30 hot shots aged under 30. And you can have you say in the list by nominating your staff, a colleague or yourself by emailing …

Whilst there was slight unease created by the conflict between Brooker’s inherent cynicism and obvious personal passion for gaming, never before has a TV show so confidently and successfully confronted the negative stereotypes of gaming. Brooker clearly aimed to appeal to both the core gamer and those with little or …

But talk all you want about the price, Activison has bent over backwards to make sure there is plenty of incentive for people to buy it. This has been key since its existence was teased out through a strict PR campaign guided by the developer behind the game. Right through …

Brace yourselves, storekeepers: Fischer asserts that the interplay between online and physical retail means that digital gets to ‘premiere’ the riskier or more out-there ideas first. Bricks and mortar is just too hostile an environment for quirky content. He’s not wrong. Whether you have heard of Bonsai Barber or Super …

Sports Interactive studio head Miles Jacobson has insisted he is fully committed to retail partnerships – after announcing that the Steam edition of FM10 will come with exclusive bonus content. In an exclusive deal with Valve, the upcoming Steam version of Football Manager 10 will be bundled with Sega’s acclaimed …

Sega has claimed that Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games is the only game capable of challenging Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 and EA’s FIFA 10 for the Christmas No.1 chart spot. The firm is backing the title with its biggest ever marketing campaign – which will stretch beyond …

Sega showcased its upcoming games release slate at its annual Fast Forward event earlier this month. Christopher Dring speaks to UK MD John Clark and marketing director Amanda Farr on the growth of the software market, new IP and a congested first quarter… You’ve both had role changes recently, how …