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Gamescom 09: EA Canada claims that 70% of its team focused on delivering requests from fan feedback

Beatles fans are in for a double treat this Christmas – with a SingStar-branded title dedicated to the band set to join the Fab Four’s official Rock Band game on retail shelves in September. In great news for the High Street, MCV understands that SingStar: The Beatles Rock Band will …

Microsoft has announced Lips: Number One Hits will be released in the UK on October 23rd. The sequel to last year’s first-party Xbox 360 karaoke title will appeal to a wider audience with its Avatar integration. Performing the various songs included on the disc well will unlock clothes and accessories …

Spiess is currently keeping his plans closely under wraps. Indeed, one or two parts of the deal are still to complete – but it’s not likely to fall through given Midway’s bankrupt state (most assets now belong to Warner, the rest closed or jettisoned via fire sale). MCV will have …

GDC Europe 09: Only differentiator until then will be physics and AI, says Crysis developer

GDC Europe 09: Finnish studio's boss details the 'key pillars' for originality

Perfect Dark and Blast Corps developer hints at Natal-compatible re-releases

Hilton looks to the studio's future with projects such as Crysis 2 and, just maybe, TimeSplitters 4

Exspect has signed a major deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to launch officially licensed PSP accessories, MCV can reveal. The Gem-owned peripherals specialist will release its first line of products next month, which includes stylish cases and screen protectors designed for PSP Go and PSP 3000. We have developed …

Company files patent for an application that detects player sounds and expressions