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Motomu Toriyama, the director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII, has confirmed that work has now finished on the non-Japanese version of the hyped RPG. Final Fantasy XIII overseas version is finally completed – I am sorry for the long wait,” he stated on the game’s official website. At present, …

SCEA’s communicatiosn director Patrick Seybold has stated that in December Sony’s PlayStation Network enjoyed its single highest revenue month” in North America. Though the exact numbers weren’t revealed revenue was up 155 per cent compared to the same period the year before. Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VIII was the most …

PC World and Currys owner DSG International achieved an eight per cent like-for-like sales growth over the Christmas period, thanks largely to electrical sales in the UK and Ireland. The results – which cover the 12 weeks ending January 9th – significantly exceed analyst expectations of around a two or …

HMV group has reported a 14.6 per cent year-on-year increase in its UK and Ireland stores for the five weeks ending January 2nd 2010. For the ten weeks ending on the same date the growth stands at 13.4 per cent. Like-for-like sales increased 2.2 per cent over the five weeks …

MCV’s vital weekly retail digest RetailBiz is now available to view online and download now. Click here to access the RetailBiz Previews section for an in-depth guide to some of the hottest games approaching the High Street in the next few weeks. This week, we take a look Sega’s Aliens …

Alongside confirmation that Assassin’s Creed III will be released some time between April 2010 and March 2011, Ubisoft has also stated that a brand new Driver title will be released in the same timeframe. It’s the first we’ve heard of the game since a BBC report first revealed that the …

MCV is looking to grow its editorial team – with both in-house full time staff writer and night editor freelance vacancies open. For our in-house role, a genuine passion for journalism is required, plus some understanding of video games. Not the other way round. The role is working out of …

French publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed III will be released at some point in the company’s upcoming financial year – making a Christmas 2010 release a distinct possibility. The third instalment in the series will also be the first to include online multiplayer options. In addition, it has …

Ahead of what increasingly looks like a very different year for Wii than it has had before, Ubisoft has become the latest publisher to say that its business ambitions are to centre around Xbox 360 and PS3 in the year ahead. The 2010-11 line-up will be more focused on the …

The DSi XL will carry a slightly higher trade price than its predecessor DSi, MCV understands. There will be a slight premium on the Nintendo DSi XL trade price to retailers compared to the Nintendo DSi,” a Nintendo spokesperson told MCV on confirming that the device is to launch in …