Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with word plc. 2 news.

Reuters - British computer and video games retailer Game Group Plc said it expected its full-year profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its shares.

Royal Dutch Shell Plc may cut as many as 3,600 staff in its information-technology division and hire other companies for the work, the Sunday Telegraph reported Sunday without saying where it got the information.