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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 …

Untapped consumers worth '$600 million in total market revenue across North America'

Experienced yet untested developers to lead on new Epic projects

The latest stats from the Office of National Statistics have surprised everyone by showing that UK retail sales were up slightly in September. And crucially, the ONS says that video games and laptop sales were the key factor in the 0.6 per cent increase However, the conclusions offered by ONS …

A big month for core gaming helped UK games retailers take 125.6m during September. It is only a slight drop of 1.5 per cent compared to September 2010.This is because it was higher-priced core games– such as FIFA 12, Gearsof War 3 and Dead Island – that sold the most …

Cut-price trade-in deals have become the norm on the High Street, but now online-only retailer GameStop.co.uk has dragged the sector into the online arena. The headline is Modern Warfare 3 for 99p, but in reality the new deal offers gamers the chance to buy both EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s …