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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 …

Konami is bringing both Silent Hill HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to retail in a bid to pull in new fans ahead of the next main instalments in each series. MCV understands the Metal Gear pack – which includes Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and PSP title …

Forget theHorde mode – try out the new Board mode. Gears of War: The Board Game will arrive on shelves next month. Based on the hugely popular Xbox 360 franchise, this product tasks up to four players with completing randomly constructed missions by working together. The game comes bundled with …

Broadcaster claimed to have strong interest in Kinect and Wii U projects

The Wii U tablet doesnot spell doom for THQ’s uDraw plans – in factquite the opposite. As demonstrated at E3 in June, Nintendo’s new home console features a tablet that can be used for drawing – much like the uDraw gaming tablet – leading press and consumers to speculate it …