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Below youâ??ll find some of the most defiant, most philosophical and most emboldening verses from Jobs's life

It’s not often that a racing game is a contender for the Game of the Year accolade, but Microsoft’s Forza Motorpsort 4 already looks like a serious contender. Just hours after the reviews embargo lifted Forza 4 is already averaging a spectacular 93 per cent on Metacritic. Like the step …

Registration for the second annual London Social Gaming Summit is now open, and MCV readers have been offered the chance to grab a 15 per cent discount on tickets. The event takes place at the Great Hall at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge Stadium on the 14th and 15th of November 2011. …

New chief executive Tim Cook pays respect to the business magnate

Ubisoft has teamed up with Nickelodeon to launch a Raving Rabbids TV seri3w. Nickelodeon has global broadcast rights (outside of France) fir 78 seven-minute CG episodes that will be produced, in-house, at Ubisoft. These 78 episodes will air as 26 half-hour episodes. The Rabbids game series been a huge hit …

There are several moments that can rightly be called ‘pivotal’ throughout the history of gaming. The Magnavox Odyssey. Space Invaders. The NES. Game Boy. Sony’s PlayStation. Xbox Live. The iPod Touch has certainly earned its place on that list. The savageness with which Apple has reshaped the handheld sector is …

After guest starring on The X Factor, Take That icon Robbie Williams is ready for a reappearance at video games retail. The pop star made his game debut in last year’s We Sing Robbie Williams and now publisher Nordic Games is re-releasing the title with a tempting new price tag …

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The man who succeeded Steve Jobs as the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, has heaped praise on his former boss in an internal memo to employees. I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today,” the note, published by Cnet, reads. Apple …