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Whilst Apple continues to redefine the definitions of what a mobile phone operating system should be capable of and Goole Android fights to fulfil the lofty ambitions placed upon it, Symbian remains by far the most popular smartphone OS on the market. New research shows that for the fourth quarter …

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Handset giant Nokia is accelerating its efficiency drive in light of current economic conditions with job cuts in its Devices and Markets units, Corporate Development Office and Global Support Division. The plans will affect approximately 1,700 Nokia employees globally. The company says it will start consultations with employee representatives about …

Tony Williams is to leave Codemasters having stepped down from his post as chief operating officer, MCV can reveal. The games industry veteran oversaw the Britsoft giant’s global operation and its plans for Europe and North America. He joined Codemasters in 2005 with over 20 prior years of experience, having …

MCV’s sister mag Develop recently sat down with Peter Molyneux to talk about the mistakes he’s made as studio head of Lionhead – and, most importantly, how he’s learnt some important lessons and turned the studio around. "If I’m honest, on Fable we just burnt people’s lives; we destroyed the …

Leading internet search form Google is to host a games-centric press gathering at GDC next week, though the details of what will or will not be on show remain deliberately vague. Invites for the event seem to focus on games-related themes for iGoogle. More interestingly, however, it also states: We …

House of the Dead: Overkill has won itself the prestigious honour of being officially crowned the most swear word filled game ever released, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The game contains the word ‘f*ck’ a total of 189 times – in fact, the F word accounts for …

SPIL Games CCO Sidney Mock has told MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz that the high number of free casual games available to gamers online does not jeopardise the paid-for model. The most important thing is that you have to make it very clear to the user that they get added value …

With the likes of Disney, Warner and Paramount making increasingly bold strides into the games space, many had pegged Marvel as the next entertainment giant to follow suit – but the famed comic publisher has now distanced itself from the talk. There are different types of games we could do, …