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GAMESCOM:Microsoft is planning more new features for the Games Hub in its Windows Phone Mango software update. The new features include in-app purchases for games, or ‘Game Add-ons’ as Microsoft is calling them. New Windows Phone title Beards & Beaks will be the first to benefit, with players able to …

GAMESCOM: Konami has confirmed that its Silent Hill HD Collection will now be released both on Xbox 360 as well as PS3. The publisher had initially claimed the game was bound for PS3 only. However, speaking to Joystiq the producer of Silent Hill: Downpour Tomm Hulett said that the company …

Retailers have begun adjusting the prices of their PS3 stock following Sony’s announcement of a price cut to the machine last night. The new RRP for the machine stands at 199.99 for the 160GB model and 249.99 for the 320GB, but predictable many retailers have chosen to undercut this. Play.com …

The US, UK and Canada have the most capacious appetite for Minecraft downloads

Ubisoft has set release dates for a raft of Q4 titles including The Black Eyed Peas Experience which is out November 11th. It follows the release of Xbox 360 Kinect mini-game collection Rabbids Alive & Kicking which hits shelves on November 4th. The Black Eyed Peas game will hit Wii …

GAMESCOM: Retailer GAME has revealed its new pricing strategy for the PS3 following Sony’s decision to slash the price of the console. The standalone price for the 160GB model will be 199.99. The 320GB machine will retail for 249.99. These prices can be cut to 179.99 and 229.99 respectively when …

Mamma Mia – here they go again. Ubisoft has just confirmed it’s added an Abba dancing game to its roster of licensed music titles. The Wii game titled Abba: You Can Dance will be out in time for Christmas, MCV can reveal. Although it doesn’t have a firm release date …

Digital distribution will help reinstall PC as one of the dominant platforms for core games, according to GameStop. The firm has invested heavily in download and streaming technologies in the last year as audiences get a better handle on digital gaming. And speaking to MCV, digital distribution boss Steve Nix …

GDC Europe: PC SDK offered gratis for non-commercial use

GameStop may operate over 5,000 bricks and mortar game outlets globally, but it has been pushinghard on downloads and online content. MCV spoke to the man in charge of its digitaldistribution strategy Steve Nix about how his company is helping usher in a new era for PC gaming… All of …