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"Our performance in 2007 was impressive from many perspectives. But what is particularly noteworthy is that 2007 was a transformative year with hardware sales setting records and the installed base of users reaching an all-time high. Likewise, the expanding demographic profile of the video game player has moved this business …

US specialist retail giant GameStop has reported sales and net earnings rises of 33 per cent and 82 per cent respectively, spurring on an ambitious target to open up to 600 new stores by the end of the year. The world’s largest games retailer reported reported sales and earnings for …

Official UK industry monitor ChartTrack has told MCV that Xbox 360 sales have risen 36 per cent since last Friday – when the platform holder sliced the ERP of the console to as little as 159.99. The rise came in a period where other hardware struggled – with only PS3 …

EA’s ‘hostile’ bid for Take Two may hit a snag when it comes to approaching individual shareholders – because many are experienced short-term investors that believe they can push the publisher’s offer skywards. That’s according to The New York Times, which reports that ‘there has been a considerable turnover in …

President of Sony Online Entertainment John Smedley has suggested that the PS3 can one day host an MMO game to rival the popularity of World Of Warcraft. The news comes after Sony announced that it was restructuring, with PlayStation president Kaz Hirai taking control of SOE. MCV interpreted the move …

The new big name and EA HQ will lead EA’s global publishing organization, corporate communications and government affairs, as well as the online, central development and technology teams. Pleasants begins immediately and reports to EA CEO John Riccitiello. EA is billing its new big cheese as ‘a leader in consumer …

Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 has finally been granted a UK release after a lengthy legal battle with the British Board of Film Classification. The Video Appeals Committee today announced that it had upheld the High Court decision to challenge the BBFC’s refusal to give the game UK classification. The VAC has …

Sony may be celebrating Blu-Ray’s victory in the next-gen DVD format war with HD-DVD – but Microsoft has told MCV that it believes the future of movie playback is digital. And VP of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Europe Chris Lewis has gone one step further – ruling out any move for …

Over 300 dealers, distributors and suppliers celebrated the first ever trade awards dedicated to the computer retail channel last night, as part of MCV sister magazine PC Retail’s Awards ceremony. Gem was the star of the show, picking up the prestigious Grand Prix prize in recognition of the distributor’s outstanding …

Mainly because it is 20 years’ time now, and we’re still no nearer to popping pills for dinner or living absurdly decedant lives. Unless you’re Kate Moss, I suppose. And it is particularly difficult to decipher what will happen to the games industry once the entertainment giants have moved in. …