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Cars 2 and other Disney properties with bridge the gap between toys and iPad gaming next month thanks to the company’s new Appmates range. The Disney Appmates Mobile Application Toys, to use their full name, are small figurines that interact with the Apple tablet and use it as a play …

Controversial promo to serve as 'primary creative inspiration', Lionsgate claims

Capcom’s Move-compatible Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will arrive on the PlayStation Network on October 4th. The download includes the original 2009 Resident Evil 5 action game, two DLC packs Desperate Escape and Lost Nightmares and two in-game costume collections. It also features a Mercenaries Reunion mode. Resident Evil 5: …

A number of reports are claiming that EA last night announced at a Las Vegas showcase that the recently revealed new Syndicate title will be released in February 2012. That’s a lot earlier than most had expected, particularly seeing as the sequel was only officially confirmed earlier this month. Coming …

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 …