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E3 2011: Markus Persson reveals new studioâ??s involvement with upcoming Xbox Live project

E3 2011: British developer showcases Nintendo's new hardware with open world LEGO title

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has given brick-and-mortar retail a shining endorsement as having a crucially important” role in the future of games. His comments come after years of discussion and speculation that digital gaming will eventually dominate the landscape. Retail is going to play a critically important role in the …

E3 2011: Cloud gaming service coming to tablets and smartphones

Struggling to keep up with E3? The tidal wave of news from the past 24 hours has no doubt overwhelmed many a reader. Fortunately MCV is on hand to provide you with everything you might have missed. And if you missed it, here’s our E3 2011 Day One Roundup. NINTENDOOpinion: …

PlayStation Vita may not launch in territories outside Japan until 2012. That’s according to SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton, who told Reuters the handheld console will go on sale in Japan by the end of the year, but may not arrive elsewhere until 2012. Sony also expects Vita to …

E3 2011: Nintendo president makes bold prediction for the future of the Wii U technology

E3 2011: Plans for simultaneous five-player gaming on Nintendoâ??s new console

E3 2011: Development on the peripheral curio continues, Nintendo says

SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida is interested in Nintendo’s recently announced Wii U, and says it will likely inspire PS Vita developers to carry out experiments with the newly named Sony handheld. "It is very interesting the ways that Nintendo went with Wii U, and I was surprised it …