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The industry must develop new ways to generate revenue from video games, says Rising Star boss Martin Defries. His comments follow last month’s remarks from Namco Bandai Partners VP Olivier Comte, who told MCV that games prices are too high. He also said the industry needs more collaboration between publishers …

Leading game publishers and businesses have formed an in-game advertising steering group with the Internet Advertising Bureau. The collaboration – which includes Sony, Microsoft, IGN, EA, DoubleFusion and IGA Worldwide – will work on developing and promoting in-game advertising in new titles this year such as upcoming 3D PS3 racer …

Leading game publishers and businesses have formed an in-game advertising steering group with the Internet Advertising Bureau. The collaboration – which includes Sony, Microsoft, IGN, EA, DoubleFusion and IGA Worldwide – will work on developing and promoting in-game advertising in new titles this year such as upcoming 3D PS3 racer …

Ahead of its UK release on June 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 has enjoyed a strong debut at Japanese retail. The game sold an impressive 340,000 units in its first three days – around 85k more than the first Super Mario Galaxy managed in the same …

Ahead of its UK release on June 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 has enjoyed a strong debut at Japanese retail. The game sold an impressive 340,000 units in its first three days – around 85k more than the first Super Mario Galaxy managed in the same …

Natal and Move may be highly anticipated, but publishers have told MCV they are gambling on 3D to wow the world at this month’s E3. Nintendo will reveal its 3D handheld at the LA-based event, Sony will showcase a vast line-up of 3D titles including Gran Turismo 5, while MCV expects …

As revealed by MCV this morning, Nintendo has followed the price cuts announced for the DS in Japan earlier today by confirming that the trade price of the handheld console is Europe is also set to drop. In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi …

Polish studio Bloober Team turns to Emergentâ??s scalable platform

Nintendo has today revealed a new culinary DS title, 1000 Cooking Recipes from Elle Table. Created in conjunction with the the titular luxury lifestyle magazine that is itself part of the famed Elle brand, the ‘software’ promises to guide aspiring foodies through the finer points of creating everything from light …

Sony Online Entertainment’s licensed superhero MMO DC Universe Online is set for release on PS3 and PC this November. That’s according to IGN, which claims that the details will be revealed at E3 later this month. At the dawn of the current generation of machines, many felt that we were …