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Aggrieved shareholders told that the five accused Midway execs were not liable for deception

Ubisoft has released the first of three episodes from the new Assassin’s Creed: Lineage short movies. The first part can be found on the YouTube homepage in eight countries for 24 hours only. The movies are developed by Ubisoft’s Hybride Technologies, the visual effects specialists behind 300 and Sin City, …

Ahead of the release of Activision’s DJ hero in the UK this Friday, the co-founder of Guitar Hero Kai Huang has stated that a slow start at retail is not to be unexpected – though the title’s overall sales curve could prove more impressive. We’re not expecting a typical videogame …

But thereâ??s more good news for Xbox, with profit doubling at Entertainment and Devices division

The Rebel’s dramatic attack on the Empire’s Death Star that frames the thrilling conclusion to George Lucas’ 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars is to get its very own iPhone game, courtesy of THQ Wireless. As per the film, players will have to fight their way through hordes of TIE Fighters …

TO VIEW MCV’s LGC GUIDE ONLINE, CLICK HERE. Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, retailers, leading developers and pioneers of digital distribution unite at the inaugral London Games Conference. Below are links to features that outline every aspect of the event, including a detailed guide, a profile of the speakers, the latest market …

4:30pm Registration 5:05pmOpening Address Ed Vaizey, Shadow Minister for Culture The man who may well be the games industry’s next voice in government talks directly to the London Games Conference for the event’s opening speech. 5:10pmThe Future of Digital Distribution Nick Parker, Parker Consulting Where are we headed next? One …

Everyone knows that digital distribution is an important part of the games industry food chain. But just how important is it to consumers? New data from the National Gamers Survey 2009 proves the power of downloaded games, mobile games and games accessed via game portals. The survey, conducted by TNS, …

EA has claimed that FIFA is the ‘undisputed’ No.1 football game on the market – after this year’s iteration surpassed a million UK sales in less than three weeks. FIFA 10 celebrated its third week at No.1 in the ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Chart on Monday – holding off major new …

Microsoft has opened its very first dedicated retail store in Arizona; the first in what is expected to be a string of retail outlets focused specifically on Microsoft products. The next Microsoft Store to open its doors will be based in California, and will have a grand opening on October …