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MCV has teamed up with distributor Koch Media to kick off Independent Retail Month, starting with a list of 20 of the most successful UK indie games retailers. It may be tougher than ever being an independent retailer but there are still plenty thriving, from bricks and mortar chains to …

Warner Bros has unveiled a new free-to-play online game that brings the worlds of Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo together. Cartoon Universe is the first game from WB Games Montreal and lets players create and customise their own cartoon character. Once they have their creation established, they can engage in a …

Publisher admits it has been too focused 'on what's to come' rather than on current issues

Microsoft has discontinued production of its Inside Xbox programmes in the United States. First-party on-console shows such as Major’s Minute, Featured Videos and Insider Moves will no longer be available in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, according to Xbox’s Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. "We want to express our …

The UK’s biggest celebration of video games is back. London Games Festival will return in 2012 after a 2011 hiatus. It will be a month-long affair, running between September 27th and October 28th – not timed to coincide with the Olympics, as had originally been planned. The festival will encompass …

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Publishing giant embraces new version of DI3D human face and body capture solution for FIFA games

Classic ‘80s disco, power ballads and soft rock will return to Wii this Christmas courtesy of Nordic Games. The publisher is readying the ninth game in its hit We Sing series for October. We Sing ‘80s will feature 30 of the decade’s most popular tracks, complete with the usual party …

Cave shooter Akai Katana will be released in the UK on May 11th, publisher Rising Star has confirmed to MCV. The game is an Xbox 360 exclusive and marks the first official release of the Akai Katana series in the UK. Following the fine work it did with previous Cave …

I’ve said?this here before, but people sometimes accuse MCV of being overly negative about the trade. No one likes bad news. But who are we to ignore a collapsing market? Still, doubters may still see today’s warning from Zynga, the great nemesis of the console, as salt in a wound …