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Speculation continues that this year's blockbuster is being built at three Activision studios

$5 million for the British social games group

If you want to maintain any element of surprise about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 then look away now. Kotaku has landed a major scoop in obtaining a huge gallery of images and plot details about the yet-to-be announced title. Infinity Ward, Raven Software and Sledgehammer are all co-developing …

Yes, Nintendo’s new home console is now just weeks away from its E3 debut, but the platform holder has told MCV that there are still some surprises left for owners of its current machine. "There are great new pieces of software launching this year such as Wii Play: Motion in …

Obvious question first: why now? Was there a concern that Wii hardware sales needed a boost?Wii is continuing to sell well across Europe. We have sold 3.5 million units in the last six months alone. We just wanted to make sure that the appeal of Wii is as broad as …

The first MCV/Xbox 360 Quiz of 2011 will take place on Thursday, June 23rd. Once again, the evening will pit retailers, suppliers and the media against each other in a friendly battle of wits. The quiz will be held at the newly refurbished Sway Bar in London. There are some …

Significant improvements coming to the tech, but Valve wonâ??t join engine licensing fray

Dave Jones has been appointed as an advisor of the All Points Bulletin remake, months after his studio collapsed from the failure of the original. The widely respected Jones has taken advisory role on the GamersFirst board, which is publishing a free-to-play remake of the game. Last year, Realtime Worlds …

Konami has announced the first details of PES 2012, which is due out on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC and PS2 this autumn. Key words in this year’s pre-release hype are "instinct" and "teamwork". The AI engine has undergone a major overhaul, with attacking emphasised as the cornerstone of …

Zynga's Austin studio picks up John Blakely following SOE departure