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Activision will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on November 8th worldwide. That’s according to Eurogamer, which claims to have have word from a leaked Tesco database. The date is certainly in line with previous Call of Duty releases. Although the game is understood to be Modern Warfare 3, …

Having told MCV that the process of rebuilding the PES franchise is a long one, Konami’s Pete Stone has also claimed that some of the series’ recent improvements have gone largely unnoticed. Konami believes the media has yet to catch up with the game’s actual improvements and that it is …

Konami has a bank of brands that many publishers would envy. At the top of the pile is its famous five: Metal Gear Solid, Pro Evolution Soccer, Silent Hill, Castlevania and Yu-Gi-Oh. The constant challenge for the publisher is to maximise the return on the gilt-edged portfolio – whilst also …

MCV can reveal that Konami is targeting a November release for 3DS title Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. The game currently is without an official release date. Many had hoped it would be ready to form part of the summer line-up for 3DS, but confirmation that it will be …

American market analyst Michael pachter has said that the 3DS has had a smaller impact on the US market than he expected. However, he adds that the arrival of a killer title – which he believes could prove to be Kid Icarus – should be enough to reverse its fortunes. …

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform has been subject to continual speculation about poor handset sales in recent months, but one analyst thinks the company is set for big success in the coming years. Pyramid Research’s latest smartphone forecasts report includes the prediction that by 2015, Windows Phone will overtake Google’s …

The latest ‘BrandZ’ study by global brands agency Millward Brown puts Apple and the top, supplanting last year’s top dog Google. It says Apple’s attention to detail and diversifying product range enable it to behave differently from other consumer electronics makers. Peter Walshe, global brands director of Millward Brown, told …

The May issue of Develop is packed with great features, including an in-depth look at the unique creative culture at Valve

Some elements of PSN will be back online far ahead of the May 31st date circulated this morning, a spokesperson for SCE UK has told MCV. In his press conference on May 1st, boss Kaz Hirai already stated that PSN would receive a phased roll-out over the period of one …

In a fresh blow for PSN’s security worries, Sony has omitted over the weekend that it was forced to remove the details of some 2,500 PSN users that were posted online by hackers. Reuters reports that the details stemmed from a 2001 product sweepstake and included names and partial addresses. …