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Ubisoft was crowned PR Team at last night’s MCV Awards 2012. The award was voted for by 100 UK games journos, and symbolises the fantastic work the publisher has achieved in the channel over the last 12 months. There were also six other winners in the PR & Marketing category. …

The tenth anniversary MCV Awards were dominated by mass-market brands and digital pioneers. There were no prizes for the format holders. Instead, the top three publishers all claimed multiple prizes while ambitious smaller firms grabbed many others. Activision took home four awards: two for the best-selling Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Digital …

But Bethesda denies rumours of the game's cancellation

Microsoft entertainment and devices division sales down 16%

Racing and hidden object titles to hit Facebook this year

New indie package supports the World Land Trust charity

The MCV Awards 2012 is taking place this evening, with the usual mix of fun, networking, drinks and celebration of games industry achievements over the last 12 months. And if you can’t be there in person, don’t worry as we’re liveblogging the whole thing, in glorious realtime as the event …

Streaming games service provider OnLive has announced the addition of the 200th game to its subscription based PlayPack offer. The company is also hosting what it calls the ‘PlayPack 200′ event, which promises 200 hours of events for customers and kicks off from 5pm tonight. Anyone who signs up for …

Expo organisers debut new 'Mobile Games World' space, and devote increased capacity to online

Prey 2 remains in development, publisher Bethesda has confirmed. Rumours had previously circulated claiming that the game had been canned, evoking a surprised reaction amongst the specialist press who were impressed by early builds of the title. Development of Prey 2 has not been cancelled but the game will not …