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At a time when Britain prepared for what would be an historic general election, the industry was still trying to assess the potential implications of The Digital Economy Bill. Meanwhile, the BBC rocked established games models by announcing four free Doctor Who games while Gizmodo got into all sorts of …

Big things are expected for Nintendo’s highly-anticipated 3DS handheld when it arrives in March. The format-holder has told MCV it reckons the device will represent another one of its ‘landmark’ hardware releases, thanks to innovative new features and 3D content. 3DS was first announced in March this year and officially …

With two delays in 2010 alone and a release finally arriving at the end of November, long-awaited racer Gran Turismo 5 was cutting it fine all the way until it eventually hit shelves on November 24th. But SCEE UK president Andrew House has told MCV he never doubted it would …

Develop, Europe’s leading resource for games developers, has hit its tenth birthday. MCV’s sister title is ten years old today, with the December/January issue now with subscribers – a decade after the first issue, cover date January 2001, arrived for the increasingly sophisticated development sector. You can read the anniversary …

Develop looks back at a decade covering the industry as we celebrate 10 years in print

So in our chart analysis of games sales during the last big spending week before Christmas has shown Black Ops at No.1, with Wii Fit Plus and Just Dance claiming No.1s of their own. We’ve seen PS3 score a huge chunk of the top ten sales – in the face …

A range of titles released on the retro TurboGrafx-16 console are now available on the App Store. Platform holder Hudson has released an official TurboGrafx app that allows Apple customers to download some of the classic games that were available for the device. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad …

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Sony has put out a big update for Gran Turismo 5 as a Christmas treat for owners of the game. The 600MB file adds seasonal events which allows players to take part in one-off races for rewards and experience. These include time trials and drift trials. There is also a …

Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus may have been just the ninth-bestselling game in the UK last week – but while it didn’t come close to toppling Black Ops from No.1, it scored a small victory outside of the All Formats chart. The fitness game made it to the top of the …