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One of the most established video games forums on the internet is in the process of asking its members to invest in it in an effort to both safeguard its future and build toward possible expansion. rllmuk, which was formed out of the ashes of the original Edge forum in …

Publisher Black Bean plans to revamp the World Rally Championship licence into a new annual games franchise, MCV can reveal. And the firm has set its sights on challenging Codemasters’ recent success with fellow racer Dirt 2. Black Bean has signed up the licence on an initial three year deal, …

Publisher Sony has lifted the lid on its TV ad that will be supporting the release of the highly anticipated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – and you can see it below. The game has enjoyed almost unparalleled praise form the games press and is on track to become one of …

The UK video games market’s weekly sales shot up 54 per cent to 27.8m last week – its highest weekly figure since Easter. Unit sales also rose 34 per cent to 1,082,362. The results were driven by this week’s new no.1 and no.2, Halo 3: ODST and Nintendo’s Professor Layton …

In further evidence that GAME is looking to ramp up its pre-owned offering, MCV can reveal that the retailer is trialling US-style kiosks that could allow customers to rent, buy and even trade-in video games. GAME CEO Lisa Morgan told MCV that trial kiosks were now in certain UK stores. …

The ongoing decline in the Japanese video game market has so far continued in 2009, with Famitsu reporting that the sector showed a 10.5 per cent decline year-on-year for the period between March 31st and September 28th 2009. Hardware sales fell 15.1 per cent, whilst software fell 7.5 per cent. …

Pre-owned sales could account for close to a third of GAME’s revenue in 12 months’ time – as the firm looks forward to another year of double-digit growth for its trade-in business. In alarming news for publishers, pre-owned generated 25.7 per cent of the firm’s revenues in a tough H1 …

Windows 7 will be the PC gaming platform of choice, Microsoft has told MCV. The firm is confident that a host of new technological upgrades – which includes DirectX 11 and multi-touch screens – will finally give consumers a reason to upgrade to a new operating system. We believe Windows …

Publishers and developers need to be more open to flexible workforces and better management according to a new production studio. Outsourcing and support firm Supermassive Games Europe said that contract work will become more prevalent as the industry tries to make the best of rising budgets. The firm, spun out …

The industry is waiting with baited breath for tonight’s airing of Gameswpie, Charlie Brooker’s one-off 50 minute look at the world of gaming. Serious TV coverage of video games is hard to come by in this day and age. And whilst any sort of informed coverage will be welcomed, many …