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A pass for next month’s must-attend conference with content from Google, Twitter and many more costs just 199. But hurry! There is just a week left to buy passes for this year’s London Games Conference at the reduced rate. The November 21st conference has speakers from Google, Twitter, EA, Disney, …

This week’s MCV isnow available to download– and it features our interview with OnLive about how the cloud gaming firm is recovering from bankruptcy. Also in this edition is an in-depth analysis on the impact of FIFA 13’s phenomenal launch, Nintendo’s plans for 3DS, Capcom on Remember Me, nine pages …

The lead designer behind BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has quit the studio. Revealing the news on twitter, Daniel Erickson appeared to hit out and those in the industry who believe social, mobile and free-to-play was the future for many titles. No reason was given for his departure. …

No reason given for Daniel Erickson's departure after seven years at the developer

Developers and retailers haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, but when they do it can lead to some hilarious results. Take for instance Jake Solomon. The lead designer on the upcoming turn-based strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. He wants people to buy his new game. So he attended Power Gamer in Maryland, …

Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be ready for the launch of Wii U on November 30th. The Epic Mickey series began in 2010 and is created by popular development legend Warren Spector. It brought back classic Disney characters, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the precursor to …

A new UK corporate games studio has emerged, and is being launched with the help of former Sega West boss Mike Hayes. Serious Games International is a new UK-based firm that wants to produce game-like applications for corporate firms, such as training programmes. The idea being that games is a …

New developer to produce game-like applications for corporate firms

The UK’s best up-and-coming talent will take their place in the spotlight as MCV’s annual 30 Under 30 returns. Every year this hugely popular feature highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK. The 2012 edition will be published later this month. It is …

Blockbuster’s UK operations are not in the process of being sold, the firm has told MCV. MCV was contacted yesterday with reports that Blockbuster’s global parent – US-based satellite broadcaster Dish Network – was finalising the sale of the company’s 550 UK stores to one of two interested parties. But …