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Quarterly decline is more than twice what was predicted

Nearly half of retailers say theft is dramatically up; One in three stung by credit card fraud

Fall in May spend leads think tank to claim UK is in final part of recession

European Xbox Marketing boss and former MD of Nintendo Europe writes exclusively for MCV

New filing admits to concern that rental firm may not be able to “continue as a going concern”

Bejewled-style puzzler ‘Layoff’ sees players dropping staff to save costs

Some of the biggest companies in casual gaming say economic hard times could see sector boom

Firm says that less than expected growth in North America shows gaming is not immune to global economic downturn

Analysts report the worst December retail figures the country has ever seen; recession to be confirmed on January 23rd

Non-food shopping trips for week ending December 6th better previous week by over ten per cent

Analysts claim that less dedicated casual gamers will be the first the cut back on games spending as belts tighten

Head exec Shane Kim warns that ‘mid-tier’ publishers will struggle to cope with tough economic climate

Microsoft claims that credit crunch is forcing families to spend more ‘quality time’ together than ever before

UK broadsheet The Guardian predicts that casual boom will ease affects of financial crisis on games industry

Top entertainment execs fear that global penny pinching could prevent Sony’s format establishing itself

October figures from Retail Traffic Index show a year-on-year drop of 3.1 per cent