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Europe to be hit hardest by Microsoftâ??s veto on mature games

Capcom has side-stepped any further furore about the discovery of DLC on the game disc for Resident Evil 6. A title update due out soon” will unlock the No Hope difficulty level, reference to which was discovered on the physical copy of the game earlier this week. It will also …

The PS3 version of resident Evil 6 has debuted at the top of the Japanese charts. The SKU sold an impressive 635k units in its first week, eclipsing everything else in the listings. The Xbox 360 version claimed fifth place with unit sales of 42k. There was also a strong …

EXCLUSIVE: Pop sensation Kylie Minogue will star in her own video game this Christmas, MCV can reveal. Kylie Sing & Dance will be released exclusively for Wii in November and will feature 25 of the star’s biggest hits. Tracks will include ‘I Should Be So Lucky’, ‘Can’t Get You Out …

Mobile start-up's first title is about card-collecting and monster-bashing

This week’s MCV isnow available to download– and it features blockbuster interviews with Nintendo’s Shelly Pearce and Sony’s entire UK senior management team. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Rovio’s EVP of games, to discuss how Angry Birds Star Wars came to be. We’ve listed the contents …

A new memoir from author Salman Rushdie has revealed that the respected academic has a (until now) secret love of SNES hit Super Mario World. The Millions reports that at one stage during his ten-year exile on the run from a fatwa, Rushdie took to playing Super Mario World after …

Hats off as Clark moves to Finnish mobile studio

Microsoft’s own guidelines for the Windows 8 Marketplace will prevent the sale of 18 rated games, it has been confirmed. Kotaku has had confirmation directly from Microsoft that new rules regarding the sale of apps WILL apply to all games sold through the portal. Specifically, the guidelines read: Apps with …

Apple’s fight to get the iPhone 5 into customer’s hands is continuing to prove troublesome. It has already had to deal with the iOS 6 Maps fiasco and potential issues with its camera, and now early claims of scratched casing are leading to production issues. Bloomberg reports that senior Apple …