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Blaze is to release a ‘new’ version of Sega’s classic Megadrive console, complete with 15 games built in. According to the hardware’s creator, it will also play all old MegaDrive cartridges from all regions. The console ‘plugs and play’s into any TV. Play.com lists the item for 37.99, down from …

As the weekend nears are you beginning to think about a new career? A change of job may be just what you need, and could bring a move to a new location, an improved wage, and a fresh challenge. With a large number of vacancy postings on the MCV jobs …

Last week, MCV submitted an official complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over the Government’s latest Change4Life print ad . We have added further submissions as more evidence has come to light about what MCV believes to be an unfair and unwarranted attack on the UK video games industry. If …

You can now read this week’s issue of MCV magazine online – simply point your browser here and turn the pages . The launch of a digital edition means MCV can now be read by more people than ever before, increasing both its editorial influence and advertiser value. You can …

EA Montreal has announced it is currently developing Army Of Two: The 40th Day. The game is a direct sequel to the 2008 original, once again focusing on co-operative shooting action. It is due for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP this winter. The 40th Day will be set …

A CV posted by an animator at UK and Warner owned games developer Traveller’s Tales has confirmed that the studio is currently working on the long-rumoured LEGO Harry Potter game. It was also revealed that a second LEGO Indiana Jones outing tied to recent movie release The Kingdom of the …

Yet the Change4Life campaign’s deliberate fingering of video games – even using hackneyed gaming clichs like ‘Game Over’ – as a contribution to child obesity has sought to ignore and undermine all that, and proves there are still people out there that just don’t get it. The debate has rumbled …

Sony Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ eagerly anticipated Spider-man 4 has been dated for May 6th 2011, with Marvel confirming a number of films that will see three year’s worth of summer blockbusters. Alongside the web-crawler, also on the way is Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), The First Avenger: Captain …

Emerging games publisher Warner has seen its gaming line-up receive a sizable boost in the arm with the expiration of EA’s licensing deal for the Lord of the Ring s franchise – with the rights now back with Warner-owned New Line Cinema. Variety reports that EA’s deal with New Line …

Creative Assembly is set to follow-up t he success of Empire: Total War, with futuristic console RTS, Stormrise. 2009 has already been a big year for the RTS genre, with Dawn of War II, Halo Wars and Empire: Total War performing well in the All Formats Top Ten. And Creative …