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Well, it finally happened. Steve Jobs’ consumer electronic empire Apple now has more money to play with than the US treasury – the world’s biggest economy and lynchpin of the Western financial system. According to US Treasury figures released this week, the United States has an operating cash balance of …

Retailer GAME is returning to its Play&Trade offer that allows gamers to buy one of a selection of titles and trade it back at a guaranteed rate. The net result is that each game will, in the long run, only cost 5, with the remaining value returned in the fork …

Dodonpachi studio building original title for Microsoft handheld

GameSpy opens applications for second semester

The BBC wants some of its biggest brands to lead a new wave of boxed retail games, an executive at the company has said. The broadcaster is seeking both publisher and studio partnerships with a view to creating games based on some of its famous TV series,according to CVG. Simon …

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has announced that he and other key executives are to significantly slash their wages. Kotaku reports that in asplendidly Japanese piece of news, Iwata himself will dock his pay cheque by 50 per cent. Other Nintendo directors have agreed to a 30 per cent cut while …

Think you’re pretty good at Call of Duty, do you? Well next Saturday (August 7th) Activision is going to give you a chance to prove it. A number of COD clans will meet next weekend at London’s Sound Nightclub in Leicester Square for a fierce multiplayer Black Ops contest. The …

Mobile and web games to be built for upcoming film Avenging Angel

This week we highlight a spread of new UK opportunities

Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty and Just Dance are among the ‘Brand Maps’ currently available via the new Reports section of MCV’s website. The exclusive consumer research is provided by GameVision and is based on twice yearly interviews with over 5,000 consumers in the UK, France, Germany …