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F1 2012 is not the only Formula One game coming to retail this year – with Codemasters preparing an over-the-top spin-off for Christmas. F1 Race Stars has more in common with Mario Kart than the hardcore, realistic F1 simulator series. The game presents iconic F1 stars – including Fernando Alonso, …

New Mario Kart-esque racer coming from Codies' F1 studio

A brand new live action TV series based on the Street Fighter franchise is on the way. Shoryuken! Called Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, the thrilling, multi layered series” will explore the formative years of series’ protagonists Ryu and Ken. They are the last two students of the mysterious Ansatsuken discipline …

Investors in retailer HMV have voted almost unanimously to sell off the Hammersmith Apollo. MCV’s sister site Music Week reports that 99.96 per cent of investors who participated in the vote were in favour of the sale. New joint company Stage C Limited tabled a 32m offer for the venue …

Update:This contest has now ended. Please click here for the results. Resident Evil 6 is only a few months away and we’ve tied up with Game4U to give MCV India readers the chance to win a copy of the eagerly anticipated game. All you need to do is fill out …

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With the upcoming release of Nintendo’s 3DS XL system and New Art Academy, the publisher has confirmed that the original DS game sold over half a million copies in the UK. The original Art Academy continues to be one of the top performing Nintendo DS games each week,” confirmed marketing …

Nintendo has announced their 3DS handheld has sold over 5m units in the United States. The company revealed the figure following the NPD Group’s June report. The simultaneous launch of the 3DS XL and New Super Mario Bros. 2 on August 19th, along with a holiday line-up including the latest …

Free-to-play browser MMORPG Rising Saga has entered closed beta for Indian users, publisher ChangYou India has announced. The 2.5D MMO only requires a Flash-enabled browser and game account to play. The game is currently in closed beta, and those interested can sign up for it via the game’s official website. …

June 2012 figures are in from the NPD Group, and they’re pretty ugly. YOY numbers across the board were down with the exception accessories. Most notably devastated was hardware which took a 45 per cent dive going from $364m to $201m. Overall sales were down from $989m in 2011 to …