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When a gamer sits down to play a game like Sleeping Dogs it’s simply a slice of fun. But for a small team in Square Enix’s Wimbledon office it’s a science experiment. That’s because Sleeping Dogs is one example of a game that uses anonymous metrics to learn from how …

This week’s MCV isnow available to download – and it features 13 pages of Games Media Awards, with almost 100 pictures from the event. Also in this edition is interviews with Ubisoft’s Rob Cooper, Microsoft’s Pav Bhardwaj and Sony’s Chris Bruce We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our …

Iconic destinations replaced with London start-ups in new board game

London firm casts actors directed by Kate Saxon

We’ve heard it described as the friendliest awards ceremony” ever seen in the UK. And this highlights reel makes us think that’s about right. Have you ever seen so many people cuddling? We’d like to take the opportunity to once again thank all those who came along on the night …

Xbox exec joins speakers from Twitter, Google, EA, Sega and Disney attending next month's conference

Having peaked in the third quarter of 2010, Nintendo’s digital sales are once again on the rise. Total digital sales for Q3 2010 reached 12bn, with sales in the first half of the period reaching just under 6bn. First half digital sales in 2011 and 2012 fell to 3.5bn and …

Adventure title beats Mass Effect 3, Fez and Super Mario 3D Land to cultural award

Information released as part of Nintendo’s recent investors conference suggest that the 3DS is enjoying a comfortable on-going sales advantage over PlayStation Vita. Weekly sales of the 3DS in Europe are hovering around the 40,000-50,000 mark and are generally tracking ahead of both the console’s 2011 sales trends and those …

Phil Harrison will give his first public address as an Xbox exec at next month’s London Games Conference. He will give the opening keynote at the November 21st event. Harrison joins a roster that already includes Twitter, Google, Electronic Arts, Sega, Disney, Yogscast and other key experts on digital games …