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The fourth piece of premium DLC has today been released on Xbox 360 for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. The 1200 Microsoft Point download contains one brand new Zombie Mode level as well as four re-mastered levels from the zombie selection in Call of Duty: World at War. Interestingly, …

What do our industry’s leading journalists think is the best and worst parts of their job? What’s the best ‘jolly’they’ve been on? And how do they cope with pressures from publishers? To kick-start our bi-annual media special, MCV surveyed over 50 games media stars with anonymity promised to them in …

David Brevik to keynote Unity's September event

Renowned PC peripheral firm Roccat has signed with Gem in the UK. The first product to launch under the partnership is the Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard with Talk Technology. It is due to arrive next month and boasts a range of modes and updates designed for PC gaming. Roccat is …

PC download firm Green Man Gaming is going international with four new European services. The company has partnered with retail specialists Next Level Games for the Czech Republic, teamed up with CD Media for a Greek store and is working with Vivida for a Turkey download site. All three digital …

From Friday you’ll be playing the game, but as of tomorrow you could be living the life of Deus Ex. Well, you could be dressed up as someone from the game, at least. Square Enix has announced that online fashion retailer Musterbrand has today gone live with a range of …

Former Valve designer and the co-creator of Portal Kim Swift has had her new game signed up by publisher Square Enix. The game itself has not been revealed, though more details about the "incredibly fascinating and quirky" title are expected to be released this weekend, Eurogamer reports. What is known …

Sega has announced that it has begun work on a fifth instalment in the Virtua Fighter series. The game has previously been released at retail but is to get a second release, this time only on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. 19 characters will be included, as well …

After a turbulent year to date, retailer HMV has announced that it is to fast-forward” its efforts to increase its presence in the technology market. Its new range and displays are being rolled out as quickly as possible to 150 of the chain’s UK and Ireland stores following a successful …

See how the mobile phone can ‘wave, speak, scan or photograph’ to discover content – and explore the ramifications for publishers and content providers at the ME-hosted conference. ‘Monetising Mobile: Next Gen Search and Discovery‘ takes place on Wednesday September 28th at the Soho Hotel in central London. There’s a …