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Forget the High Street price war, the biggest battle this Q4 will take place online. Asda has relaunched its entertainment site in a bid to win over consumers this Christmas, and says it will compete better on price with market leader Amazon. It follows a string of etailer shake-ups in …

Tesco has broken cover and announced its FIFA 12 price – and perhaps surprisingly it has once again gone for that magic 25 price point. But unlike in 2009, when FIFA 10 was available for 24.97 no strings attached, this year there is a condition. The deal will only be …

UNITE 11: N9 mobile phone and streaming set-top box to host Unity-authored games

Thriving New Zealand developer Sidhe’s mobile arm PikPok has released yet another title today for iOS. Slam Dunk King follows on from PikPok’s other recent success: Flick Kick, offering a simple one-swipe mechanic and manic arcade gameplay. It is a full-featured app with multiple game modes, play styles and powerups …

With FIFA 12 kicking off today, MCV takes a look at the best deals, prices and bundles in Australia and New Zealand. JB HiFi takes the award for cheapest price on the standard edition, going out at AUD$79, next to GAME’s AUD$88 for PS3 or 360. GAME and EB Games, …

Nnooo, Sydney-based Wii developer, has release escapeVektor: Chapter 1 for Wiiware today. MCV spoke to creative director Nic Watt about this addictive and fun downloadable title. How effective is Wiiware as a publishing platform? Is it easy for indie developers like Nnooo to be successful there? Like all digital platforms …

Unite 11: Madfinger and Luma Arcade to spearhead engine maker's new move on high end gaming

Unite 11: Dozens of new features due by year's close, but no word on Flash exporting yet

Team Bondi figurehead to discuss MotionScan tech

Unite 11: Acquisition of animation tech start-up Mécanim sees engine outfit establish base in global gaming hub