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Prehistoric monsters will be competing with some of the biggest names in games this Q4. Telltale Games – which specialises in episodic digital downloads – confirmed to MCV that it is planning to release a retail version of its upcoming Jurassic Park title and Back To The Future: The Game. …

All the pieces are in place for Nintendo’s 3DS to offer a strong High Street resurgence this Christmas, according to Ubisoft’s UK boss Rob Cooper. "Ubisoft has always been a big Nintendo supporter and we’ve always positioned ourselves early on their new formats," he told MCV in an exclusive interview. …

Future will reveal brand new designs for its CVG and Edge websites on June 1st. The sites arrive ahead of a revamped Edge magazine. The publication now boasts improved paper quality, a different page size and will be longer. The new look issue, which launches on June 7th, has 212 …

It’s easy to put LA Noire’s success down to the name of its publisher. Having the ability to say ‘from the makers of Grand Theft Auto’ is a strong marketing tool. It worked for Red Dead Redemption last year. Rockstar truly is living up to its name. But to make …

Periscope Studios MD Jan Weikmeister looks at why in-game audio is changing, and highlights three challenges defining the modern industry

Nimrodâ??s production director offers a list of top tips for audio team management

HMV CEO Simon Fox has hailed GAME’s digital plans, telling MCV that the specialist is absolutely doing the right things”. He said HMV is looking closely at GAME’s strategy, whilst also evolving its own 7digital music service to include games and film. What GAME is doing makes total sense and …

Xbox Live Arcade game reaches new milestone following release of boxed SKU

Seven articles from leading audio industry figures on everything from working with orchestras to convolution reverb optimisation

A trailer for Modern Warfare 3 will be shown during tomorrow’s Champions League final on Sky Sports and ITV1. The ad will mark the culmination of what Activision described to MCV as the largest ever reveal campaign undertaken so far for the Call of Duty franchise in the UK”. The …