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Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma has suddenly become a lot more interesting to a number of consumers – it will include access to the first playable demo for Resident Evil 6. All copies of the game, which itself is made by the creators of Resident Evil 4 and Devil may Cry 4, …

Sony has at long last confirmed the rumours of Kaz Hirai’s appointment as president and CEO of the company. The change will take effect as of April 1st 2012. Current chairman, CEO and president Sir Howard Stringer will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors in June. …

US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title. This price disparity is already established in Japan and will, in all likelihood, also be the case when the handheld arrives in the …

'More than 170 million unique users playing our games every month', claims publisher

Virtual actors to star in new online project

The deadline for sending in your nominations for this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards is this week. That means you only have until Friday to highlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. And don’t forget to …

Develop compiles assurances made by Nintendo over the past seven months

'But forcing customers into one method of payment is', says Adam Mersky

3D technology in the home has yet to achieve mass penetration in any sector.Sales of compatible TVs may be increasing, but they have yet to claim a majority of households. Similarly, the number of 3D filmsin cinemas is on the rise, but has yet to become the standard. And for …

Jurassic Park will not be coming to retail on Xbox 360. Publisher Kalypso Media told MCV that the movie tie-in will only arrive as a boxed PC release. It was previously due to hit shelves on Xbox 360 as well as PC on February 24th. Jurassic Park: The Game first …