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Japanese mobile gaming giant launching new platform; OpenFeint tech to power network

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Activision announces changes to its PR division and we look at the best job vacancies. Changes for Activision UK PR teamThe publisher has reshuffled its PR team. Lucy Donald went on maternity leave last Friday (March 9th).Adam Paris …

The next iteration in Codemasters’ hit F1 series will be on the retail grid this September. The annual series follows a new multi-year deal Codemasters has signed with Formula One World Championships Limited. The game also features a new mode called Young Driver Test, which takes players closer to the …

Following the unveiling of Gree's first US made game yesterday, we catch up with Naoki Aoyagi, the CEO of the gaming network's International operation

Apple’s shadow over the video games market is there for all to see. We look at how its TV footprint compares to other games publishers’. This chart below demonstrates how deep Apple’s TV footprint is, fuelling high demand for iOS products. The extent of Apple’s TV advertising has resulted in …

Special discounts for ninth annual conference end before March 20th

'I love Valve, but out of principle, I find the idea of one platform a bit scary', says Mojang boss

Two of the biggest rivals in the beat ‘em up genre also happen to be best of friends. Christopher Dring discovers how Capcom and Namco Bandai are working together to grow the fighting genre for everyone… The showdown between Call of Duty and Battlefield last year got nasty. The war …

The UK games retail market rallied last week thanks to the release of EA’s Mass Effect 3 and Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken. The pair helped break a two-week decline, generating a 47.9 per cent increase in market value to 17.9m. Unit sales rose 27.2 per cent. However, the market …

EA’s FIFA Street is on store shelves as of today but it doesn’t include the lucrative online Ultimate Team mode. When asked by MCV why this was the case, FIFA Street’s creative director Gary Paterson said: We did think about Ultimate Team. It was something that we considered but we …