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GAME and Gamestation have won exclusive rights to stock the Ultimate Edition of FIFA 12. The retailer has also revealed something arguably more interesting – that FIFA 12 will carry an RRP of 54.99. Back in 2009 Activision’s Bobby Kotick enraged core gamers the world over by confirming that Call …

Publisher UTV Ignition has announced that it is to publish stylish Xbox 360 and PS3 outing El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in the West. The game will arrive at European retail on September 9th and in the US on July 26th. It was released in Japan last month. El …

Paramount is working on a brand new Star Trek game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The boxed game is being developed by Digital Extremes (the team that worked on BioShock 2 and Dark Sector amongst others) and is due for release in summer 2012. Although not based directly on …

Microsoft has announced that in the first four months of 2011 the Xbox 360 has enjoyed year-on-year unit sales growth of 29 per cent in the US– that’s triple the growth seen by PS3 in the same period. The console has now sold 55m units worldwide. This figure spans sales …

This year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo is now just days away, and MCV has the perfect solution for newbies and veterans hoping to get through the week in one piece. MCV’s 2011 E3 Survival Guide features hints and tips from experienced journalists on how to survive the show, there’s a look …

Origin described as a 'direct-to-consumer gaming platform'; Mobile version also on the way

The International Software Federation of Europe has vowed to solve the digital market research crisis – by sourcing data from gamers. The pan-European trade body, frustrated by a lack of concrete information, has formed a working group to tackle the issue and could potentially be offering a chart by the …

Rockstar North, Stainless Games, Ninja Theory, Starbreeze and Jagex are this week's top recruiters

Fox Engine revealed after three years of construction

Publisher EA has today launched a direct rival to leading PC digital distribution portal Steam. Called Origin and described as "direct-to-consumer gaming platform", the etailer launches with over 150 titles to choose from. It will also be the only outlet from which certain limited editions of EA titles such as …