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Read More »Ubisoft drops Heroes game
It has emerged that French publishing giant Ubisoft will not be publishing a video game based on the TV series Heroes after all, MTV reports. Ubisoft scooped the rights to the franchise, which tells the story of a number of genetically modified super-heroes, in July last year. However, following the …
Read More »New product director at GAME
High Street retailer GAME has secured the services of retail veteran John Devon, who has signed up as product director. Devon joins the firm from Amazon, where he worked as DVD trading director. He has also held roles at Virgin, Woolworths and WH Smiths. At GAME, Devon will be responsible …
Read More »Call of Duty gets bookies’ nod for Xmas no.1
Online betting site Paddy Power has released its odds on the race for the coveted Christmas number one game – and has sensibly backed Activision-Blizzard’s upcoming Call of Duty: World at War for the win with odds of 3/1. Other favourites include EA pair FIFA 09 and Need for Speed, …
Read More »GAME share price jumps 11%
The GAME Group’s share price jumped by over 11 per cent today at the last trade. According to Reuters, the stock increased to a day high of 152.25p, after opening at 132.5p. At the last count, the price stood at 144.5p. The news comes a day after Marks & Spencer …
Read More »Belgium outlaws game rentals
The UK trade is familiar with the arguments surrounding the knock-on effects of the rampant trade-in market on the UK High Street – but Belgium authorities have decided to instead clamp down on game rentals in an effort to help the games industry. Kotaku reports that stockists in Belgium have …
Read More »Game Boy Advance finally succumbs to DS
Hot on the heels of its financials that were released this morning, Nintendo has now revealed that global shipments of its DS handheld have surpassed that of its successful older brother, the Game Boy Advance. For the complete story and all the stats in full, head over to the internet’s …
Read More »GAME appoints new COO
GAME Group has appointed of Terry Scicluna as its new Chief Operating Officer. Scicluna joins from Alliance Boots, where until recently he was MD of Unichem. He has also held senior leadership roles at Alliance Pharmacy, where he was Chief Operating Officer responsible for 1.2billion worth of turnover and over …
Read More »Seabass: FIFA engine is superb
Ahead of the European release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 this Friday, the series’ legendary creator Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has expressed his admiration for the game engine EA has developed for its FIFA series. When asked by CVG if he would consider using EA’s game engine if given the …
Read More »GAME primed to take on GameStop in Euro battleground
GameStop’s acquisition of French market leader Micromania hasn’t affected GAME Group’s ambitions in Europe, insists GAME CEO Lisa Morgan. GameStop’s acquisition saw the balance of power in European games retail shift as the US giant snapped up an extra 332 outlets in France, increasing its European store count to 1,077. …
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