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Hitman: Absolution release date confirmed for November 20th
Retail is in for a busy November, with Square Enix confirming its Hitman: Absolution will arrive in the midst of the Q4 boom time for games.
PlayStation Vita sales at 1.8m
1.8m. That’s how many PlayStation Vita units has been sold by Sony worldwide as of March 31st 2012.
UK Government making age-12 rating legally enforceable for video games
Retailers that sell games rated 12 or over to younger children could be jailed.
End in sight for dual ratings as Parliament starts PEGI plan
After a drawn out saga, the Government today began the Parliamentary process to have the PEGI ratings for video games become the de facto classification in the UK.
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Rumour: GameStop to start selling Steam vouchers
Claims emerging from the US suggest that retailer GameStop is to start selling gift vouchers for Valve’s digital PC games portal Steam.
Anonymous brings down Virgin Media site
Virgin Media’s website was forced offline for an hour yesterday after hacker collective Anonymous attacked the portal.
OPINION: Nintendo's digital strategy shows it's still box clever
Where Nintendo leads, others often follow.
Blockbuster: Games retail would not survive without pre-owned
Specialist games retailers cannot survive without second-hand, says Blockbuster.
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HMV U-turns on game plan
Just weeks after telling MCV it will cut the store space dedicated to games, HMV has changed its mind.
Sony reports £3.5bn annual loss
Japanese electronics giant Sony has reported a ¥456.7bn (£3.5bn) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012.
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Nintendo has caved to the online revolution, and will soon offer simultaneous digital/physical releases. But its download plan could also change the way video games are sold, says Michael French ...
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LEGO Lord of the Rings video game confirmed by new toy sets
Warner Bros will release a widely-expected LEGO Lord of the Rings game.
Modern Warfare 3 PS3 bundle revealed, arrives later this month
Sony has announced the Limited Edition PS3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Bundle.
Angry Birds flies past 1bn downloads
The Angry Birds franchise has reached 1bn downloads, Rovio has announced.
Version2Games management sets up The Awesome Game Studio
The management team at Version2Games, including its president Rajat Ojha, has left the company to form The Awesome Game Studio.
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Revenue and income fall at Activision
Activision Blizzard has reported its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2012.
Retail points to September release for Hitman
Online retailers have listed a September release window for upcoming Square Enix game Hitman: Absolution.
Inside Xbox UK scrapped
Microsoft has cancelled Inside Xbox in the UK and Europe after it axed the service in the US last week.
BioShock Infinite delayed to 2013, will skip E3
2K Games’ shooter BioShock Infinite has been pushed back to 2013 and will skip both E3 and Gamescom this year.
Starhawk release delayed in India
Starhawk, the PS3 exclusive from Lightbox Interactive, which was originally set for release in India today, will now be delayed by up to two weeks, Sony has confirmed.
Future reshuffles senior Entertainment team
UK media group Future Publishing has made a number of changes to the senior management team for its Entertainment brands.
Sega not attending Gamescom 2012
Sega has revealed it will not be exhibiting its games at this year's trade and consumer show in Cologne.
Resident Evil: Downfall rumoured for 3DS
A third Resident Evil 3DS game is believed to arrive later this year, dubbed Degeneration-Damnation-Downfall.
Black Ops II could breach Infinity Ward contract
Treyarch’s next game in the Call of Duty franchise could be in breach of a studio agreement signed in 2008 by both Activision and Infinity Ward executives.
