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Retail and publishers braced for ‘most congested New Year ever’

Square Enix dates Xbox 360 and PC sci-fi strategy outing for spring 2010

Gameplan outlined in today’s Queen’s speech gets the trade body’s seal of approval

Smaller distributors tell MCV the sector should cut out exclusive contracts to increase competition

Demand ramps up for promising Wii karaoke title as Premier PR brought on board

SwapGame.com survey says there is plenty of trade-in value being unused

It’s not often that MCV gets to write ‘New UK publisher appears’. Indeed, with the demise of firms like Empire and Oxygen, Team MCV has been more used to writing about grumpy employees and administrators when it comes to small publishers.

We recently pointed out that the industry has pretty much reconciled itself to the fact that 2009 will not be as stellar a year for games as 2008 was.

Cloud-gaming service will land on various cellphones some time after PC launch

PGR: Ferrari Edition, Lucky Lane Bowling, Vans Sk8: Pool Service, Piano, Checkers, and Audiosurf: Tilt now live

UK wholesale and distribution firm widens its digital trade reach

Publisher offers no comment as its disposed workforce appears to be breaking silence

In MCV one year ago exactly, I said that all bets were off as to whether video games were really recession proof on the High Street. Despite bumper revenues last year, it was clear to everyone that the games industry’s climb up the rollercoaster was about to end.

Zoombits plots aggressive games expansion; Plans to hire dedicated games buyers

Namco Bandai, Rising Star and Ubisoft heap praise on consumer gathering

Firm ready to challenge UK competition as new Hull store opens

Blue Ocean teams up with P2 Games and E1 Entertainment

Appeal dismissed as it is found that playing on a chipped console breaches copyright

Supermarket undercuts Sainsbury’s by 1p to offer shooter for £25.99