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We talk to Runescape art director Pascal Blanche about a creative endeavour that will never be finsihed

If you’ve read any of the sensational press reports or naysaying analysts, you’ll know PlayStation Vita has its sceptics.Apparently, consumers want smartphones and tablets – not dedicated, ‘expensive’ gaming handhelds. And Vita’s soft Japanese launch is a sign that consumer tastes are changing. MCV put these concerns to PlayStation’s European …

In July of last year MCV ran a piece entitled Riccitiello’s $1bn digital dream”. Now, six months later, we can confirm that the EA CEO’s dreams have come true. Having confirmed the publisher’s achievement, Riccitiello described it as an incredibly important milestone". The most pleasing thing for EA is that …

NPD has confirmed that the US video games market declines eight per cent year-on-year to $17.02bn in 2011. That’s the same rate of decline that was seen in Japan last year, and sadly leaves the UK out alone as the worst performing video games market out of the traditional ‘big …

Supermarket retailer Tesco has seen more than 4 billion disappear from its share price after issuing a profit warning and revealing that UK sales fell by 2.3 per cent over Christmas. Chief executive Philip Clarke said: "In a challenging economic environment, we made good progress internationally but despite record sales, …

Pip Burley joins board

CEO believed to have quit the Stalker group

Early sets will only allow users to view others in action; Playable games to be implemented in the future

Green Man Gaming has teamed up with OnLive rival Gaikai to let its users try before they buy. Customers can now stream and play Gaikai game demos through any of the retailer’s sites, including its flagship UK store and recently launched portals in the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. …

Quebec mega studio loses another key man