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Adidas MiCoach and been announced by 505 Games. There are a number of features but let’s just cut to the chase – it features former Chelsea boss and international style guru Jose Mourinho. What, you need to know more? Fine, you oddballs. The game is a sports-centric home training system …

VIDEO: Watch our montage video of the Gaikai boss' remarkable time in the games industry

'It's impossible not to feel gratified that our efforts have made such a positive impact on the industry', said David Helgason

The Hip Hop Dance Experience, the latest title in Ubisoft’s Experience series, will be released for Xbox 360 and Wii this November. Experience was the second largest dance IP of 2011 behind Just Dance (also owned by Ubisoft) and has sold upwards of 5m units to date worldwide. Features include …

The international jury has been announced for this year’s Gamescom Awards. MCV and Develop editor-in-chief Michael French, amongst editors Guy Cocker from GameSpot, Tony Mott from EDGE, Christian Nutt from Gamasutra and more will make up some of the 20 editor-in-chiefs and personalities within the games industry who will sit …

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 …