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Project wonâ??t make it to market, says firm, raising Kinect tech doubts

Act now if your company wants to be promoted via MCV and Develop for the next 12 months. Sourcebook 2010 covers Creative & Promotional Services, Gaming Accessories, Distribution & Logistics, International Distribution, Digital Distribution, Legal Services, Localisation, QA & Testing, Manufacturing Services, Recruitment and Software Development. The only online and …

Mark Rein analyses Zombie Studios' recent decision to launch Blacklight: Tango Down as a download-only title with UE3

As our retail panel predicted, it’s looking increasingly likely that Europe and now US won’t get the Nintendo 3DS until 2011. Earlier this week we detailed UK retailer expectations that the device will most likely arrive around February 2011priced just shy of 200. Last night, Nintendo of America’s president Reggie …

Any hopes of upcoming MMO Final Fantasy XIV have seemingly been scuppered thanks to what Square Enix is calling the closed environment” Microsoft operates Xbox Live within. The main reason why we couldn’t go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system,” the game’s online creator and director Hiromichi Tanaka …

The DS may have been swamped by casual software over the years, but Nintendo president Saturo Iwata is confident the 3DS can retain its focus on the core audience. Speaking to Japanese news service Nikkei, Iwata said that he plans to work more closely with both first and third-party developers …

It may have stolen the show at E3, but retailers aren’t banking on 3DS to launch in Europe this side of Christmas. No one is doubting that Nintendo’s new handheld – described by one buyer as a ‘major step forward in handheld gaming’ – will impress when it arrives. But …

Will Freeman catches up with the independent studios and individuals currently making waves...

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold nearly 1 million units in the US. The game has shifted over 900,000 copies since its release one month ago. Nintendo revealed the impressive sales figure in a Q&A on their Investor Relations site, according to 1up. The platform holder also announced New Super …

Yesterday was truly a great day for football. In a performance brimming with skill, passion and pride, Testology won this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s. Oh, and England beat the mighty Slovenia. Bethesda were losing finalists in the Cup competition, while in the Plate, Sumo Digital beat Ubisoft …