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A consumer rights activist has a filed a lawsuit against Apple at a Chinese court accusing the firm of selling refurbished iPhones, according toShanghai Daily. He claims the company is trying to pass them off as new at a Beijing store. The report says Wang Hai is representing two consumers …
Read More »Lou Castle quits Zynga role
Zynga’s VP of studios, Lou Castle, has resigned from his position to join a casino games company based in Las Vegas. Castle departs from Zynga after only nine months on the job. He joined the Farmville company in February after his former company, InstantAction, buckled from financial pressures. He joins …
Read More »Epic: Consoles must quit virtual price control
Lack of freedom will drive developers to other platforms, Mike Capps says
Read More »Metal Gear Solid HD finally gets a UK release date
Konami has at last confirmed a concrete release date for the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection in the UK. The PS3 and Xbox 360 SKU will be released on February 3rd. The package will contain HD remakes of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2011 – Liveblog and Twitter
Tonight is the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media as the industry joins for The Games Media Awards 2011, in association with Grainger Games. Whether you’re going to be there or are observing from afar, MCVuk.com is the only place you need to be to get …
Read More »HMV: GTA V will "inject huge excitement" into market
Entertainment retailer HMV has reacted with giddy delight to the news that Grand Theft Auto V is very much in the works. The game was revealed yesterday, with a debut trailer due next Wednesday. "Any new launch activity involving GTA is bound to be a fantastic development that would inject …
Read More »Anonymous targets child porn sites
Just a few months ago it was the bane of many publishers’ existence, but now hacking collective Anonymous has set out on morally positive venture. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks on 40 websites that are being used to share indecent images of children. Furthermore, Anonymous has already published …
Read More »Apple’s iTV ‘could launch late next year’
Research analyst bases date on meetings with contacts close to Asian component suppliers
Read More »Banks ‘should be incentivised for SME lending’
BoE governor backs 'credit easing' policies, but admits QE won't boost bank loans
Read More »War of the Words: Call of Duty vs Battlefield
The arrival of Battlefield 3 next week doesn’t just mark the culmination of EA’s campaign to unseat Activision’s yearly Call of Duty colossus. It’s a calculated attack on the most lucrative modern games franchise of all time. Grudges between the publishers run deep, and this fight has dragged in not …
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