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MCV has teamed up with THQ to give retailers the chance to win copies of the publisher’s biggest upcoming titles. We have five copies of Saints Row: The Third and five copies of WWE ’12 to be giving away, both of which are due for release next month. For your …

Having seemingly closed the door on PS3 piracy earlier this year, Sony once again faces the prospect of another piracy threat looming over its console. Digital Foundry reports that a new USB dongle device, dubbed the JB2 (JailBreak2) is reportedly now available in Indonesia. When plugged into a PS3 it …

The caped crusader swoops onto the High Street today with the arrival of Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham City. The critically acclaimed sequel to the phenomenal Arkham Asylum sees the dark knight battling with some of his most deadly enemies in an open-world prison, with appearances from Hugo Strange, Mr Freeze, …

The UK’s leading High Street games retailer GAME has this morning announced a significant foray into the digital games market. A beta version of a new initiative called GAMEwallet will go live today. It will allow customers to purchase a range of digital content using either their existing Reward Card …

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division has reported another annual revenue increase, though falling Xbox 360 sales hint that perhaps thoughts in some quarters have turned to the next generation. Revenue for the three months ending September 30th hit $1.96bn, up nine per cent on last year’s $1.8bn. Xbox revenue in …

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[In association with Abertay University] Louis Natanson looks at the UK's industry education

Mark Rein looks at two very different Unreal Engine 3 titles

Industry elite lines up for premier digital games event, have you booked your place yet?

Draco project built with Epic tech