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Bozek-lead studio Inensu launches Closet Swap in conjunction with Channel 4 Education

To celebrate Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s launch next month (and world-class moustaches everywhere), Activision is partnering with Australian charity Movember. Movember is an Aussie charity founded in 1999 to help promote men’s health issues such as prostate cancer and depression. Every year, men take sponsorship to grow, from …

Several projects already underway for new Microsoft system

But PS3, Vita and Move games will remain the major focus for years

As if you hadn’t already got the message, Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham City is something rather special. So special, in fact, that it’s claimed the world’s first 100%+ review. Yahoo! Games awarded the title a time and space-splintering six out of five it its review. Your entire gaming life could’ve …

Sonic the Hedgehog is the first winner at this year’s record-breaking Golden Joystick Awards. Sega’s iconic mascot has won the very first outstanding contribution award in the same year that it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The 29th annual GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards has a also smashed the Guinness World Record …

New studios added to library include Angry Mob Games, Big Blue Bubble and HandyGames

There’s no denying that the video games industry has faced tough times in Britain but things are certainly nowhere nearas bleak some would have you think. MCV highlights some of our nation’s recent triumphs… HALF OF THE UK POPULATION ARE GAMERS We’ve known for years that gaming is not confined …

Scaleform, MotionBuilder, Maya and 3ds Max middleware licensed

Though MCV is not able to verify the official numbers, EA’s VP and GM of Northern Europe Keith Ramsdale has claimed a significant sales triumph in the football games war. Specifically, he told GamerZines that FIFA 12 is outselling recently released rival PES 2012 by a staggering 25-to-1. "FIFA went …