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New facility in Bonhill Street to host hackathons and help start-ups

Sonic the Hedgehog has been tearing up gamers screens for 20 years, and MCV has put together a supplement celebrating that very fact. We look back at the key moments in Sonic’s history from 1991 to 2007, and reveal the plans for the upcoming adventure – Sonic Generations. On top …

The owner of a laser-pointing presentation remote is taking Nintendo and several retailers to court over the Wii controller. Gamasutra reports Technology manufacturer UltimatePointer claims the Wii Remote has infringed its patent for Upoint – a laser-pointing device designed for presentations. The firm is seeking damages, court costs and royalty …

Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows Phone updates to the new 7.5 ‘Mango’ version in a process that isn’t expected to be complete until the end of October. Introduced back in May, the new features of Mango include improved social networking integration and the ability to translate text from the …

Bethesda has unveiled the vocal talent for the latest Elder Scrolls title, including Christopher Plummer, Max Von Sydow, Lynda Carter and Joan Allen. Von Sydow, known for his roles in The Exorcist and Minority Report, can already be heard as the narrator in the official trailers for The Elder Scrolls …

Babel Media’s VP of sales and marketing Keith Russell tells MCV about the state of the QA sector and a potential move to Montreal. What are your thoughts on the relationship between publishers and QA firms? What works well and what needs improving? We tend to work on the project …

Crystalised talks to Epic's Mark Rein about the upcoming UDK title

Media powerhouse Future has in its latest pre-close trading update hinted that a sale of its US operations could be a possibility. The company predicts a six per cent drop in revenue for the year ending September 30th. The UK business, which has already reduced its headcount by ten per …

And off we go. Apple has sent out press invites to an event entitled ‘Let’s talk iPhone’ scheduled to take place in Cupertino, California on October 4th. And while of course all details about the event remain firmly secretive, it’s safe to say that the meeting will be used to …

Captive Motion's James Comstock discusses the tool's journey from tech