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The Wii and DS versions of Activision’s Transformers Prime: The Video Game will be available exclusively through Toys R Us in the UK. A Wii U version is also scheduled to be part of the Wii U’s launch line-up when that arrives on November 30th. It’s fairly common practise for …

The release of Halo 4 next Tuesday is set to make entertainment history”, according to Microsoft. It cites sources saying that the game’s release could be the biggest entertainment event of 2012”. Over 10,000 retailers across 40 countries will open their doors at midnight on Monday night to welcome the …

Publisher defends consumer rights TV show concerns with detailed statement

Twenty-one experts in digital games and marketing will take to the stage at next month’s London Games Conference. The November 21st event has packed well-known industry faces,up-and-coming online businesses and iconic names like Twitter, Xbox, Google and EA into its targeted conference. A full schedule for the event has now …

SimCity designer and Jawad Ansari resolve legal conflict

The Mass Effect Trilogy will arrive on PS3 just a month later than it does on Xbox 360 and PC. The Xbox and PC SKUs will be released in Europe on November 9th. The PS3 version will subsequently be released on December 7th. Mass Effect Trilogy includes, as the name …

Want to know who the video games industry’s hottest young talents are? Look no further. MCV provides its annual guide to some of the UK’s brightest young rising stars from publishing, the media, distribution, retail and more. Tom GoldbergerAge: 28 UK Mobile PR Manager, Electronic Arts Goldberger has worked at …

Having debuted its debut UK trailer late last month, Nintendo has aired its first Wii U commercial in the US. As you might expect, the colourful short concentrates on explaining the functionality of the device and attempting to show the various gameplay options that the second controller offers. The Wii …

Fluffy Logic's CEO on interactive entertainment as positive mental stimuli

Having featured on BBC consumer rights programme Watchdog for a second time earlier this week, EA has moved to address concerns about FIFA 13’s alleged technical issues. Quite why the BBC has chosen to focus on EA’s game as opposed to any number of far buggier titles that are released …