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It is an end of an era. CHIPSWORLD has closed all 12 of its company-owned stores and has made its staff redundant. The indie chain has been jointly run by Nik Agar and Don McCabe for 24 years. But it’s not quite all over for the brand. CHIPS’ franchise business …

It has been confirmed that the recent High Court ruling that illegalised the R4 DS card in the UK has also illegalised a number of other devices designed to perform the same task on Nintendo’s handheld. Specifically, the ruling applies to R4 DS, CycloDS Evolution, M3 DS, DS Linker, EZ, …

Chipsworld ltd has entered liquidation, the company has told MCV. All 12 company-owned stores have been closed and 29 employees made redundant. The retailer said in a statement that it has struggled in the face of ‘the credit crunch, mounting unpaid debts and the recession.’ However, it’s not all over …

CHIPS has closed all of its company-owned stores today. However, the company has denied it is in administration and will issue a statement clarifying the situation later today. The development only affects its 12 company-owned stores. The firm’s 14 franchised outlets are unaffected by any developments at Chipsworld ltd. We …

There’s a new UK No.1 in video games: Toy Story 3 has taken the top spot this week. Woody, Buzz and Jessie’s adventure rises from last week’s No.5 to topple Microsoft’s Crackdown 2 – the 360 exclusive has in fact failen all the way to 10th place. Disney’s another new …

Sony, HMV and THQ have hit back at the retailers calling for lower-priced video games. Key execs claim publishers risk devaluing their products if they were to give in to demands from companies such as Sainsbury’s. The supermarket chain told suppliers to slash the price of video games at its …

All Argos stores will offer a video game trade-in service from Saturday July 24th. The pre-owned offer coincides with the launch of the firm’s 74th Argos catalogue. Customers will have the chance to trade in around 250 different titles for Argos gift cards that can be spent on any product …

Statistics from American sales analyst NPD claims that the boxed PC games market just managed to out-value digital sales in the US in 2009. It suggests that boxed sales accounted for a total of 23.5m units throughout the year. In comparison, digital sales reached 21.3m units. However, retail sales were …

Sales of online gaming cards have risen dramatically over the last year. Incomm, one of the leading providers of these cards, told MCV its sales have increased by 200 per cent since 2009. The company delivers cards for a number of leading games brands in the UK, including Xbox Live, …

CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE. The soft trickle of new release continues this week with the debut of a long-awaited DS exclusive. Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky is the ninth mainstay entry in the long-running RPG series and the first …