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The debut title from Peter Molyneux’s new studio 22 Cans could be released in as little as six weeks. Molyneux’s departure from both his own studio Lionhead and its owner Microsoft was only announced in March, but the iconic UK developer has told Beefjack that work is progressing quickly. He …

Japanese publisher Sega has teamed up with Ron Gilbert’s Double Fine for its next game – The Cave. The publisher says that it’s an adventure game so odd and compelling that it can only be described as odd and compelling”. As Sega continues to expand our digital gaming catalogue, we’ve …

Sony’s PlayStation Network has got three high-profile offers for gamers to buy digitally this week. The BBC’s Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is finally available to buy, as is Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation Move title Sorcery. As if that wasn’t enough, Ubisoft’s new squad shooter Ghost Recon: Future is also available …

Disney’s ambitious Epic Mickey video game returns with a sequel this year, and this time it’s a musical. MCV finds out more from the franchise’s creative director and development legend Warren Spector.. How did you convince Disney to do a second Epic Mickey? Or was it another suggestion from Disney? …

The PlayStation Vita version of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will be released in the UK on June 29th. Sadly, this means European gamers will have to wait a few weeks for the game to make the trip across the Atlantic – it’s released in the US on June 12th. …

Sony’s cult IP Shadow of the Colossus is to be turned into a movie. Joystiq reports that Josh Trank, the director of 2012 sci-fi release Chronicle, has been appointed as the director. Potential writers are currently being interviewed. Trank is said to have requested the job directly – and it’s …

The financial guidance offered by Take-Two means that Grand Theft Auto V will be released by April 13th at the latest. That’s the predictions of Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz. Full year FY13 guidance for net revenues is $1.75bn-$1.85bn,” Creutz observed. "We believe management could not provide this level …

Sixty million dollars. That’s how much Bungie could receive in bonuses if it hits all of the milestones set in its publishing deal with Activision. As revealed by court papers and reported by Develop, Bungie has been set a string of targets for the partnership that could pay out big …

EA-owned developer BioWare has confirmed an unspecified number of job losses from its Star Wars: The Old Republic team. The ambitious MMO finally launched late last year and has, by all account, been a success. How its user numbers have fared since launch depends on who you talk to and …