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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

Sony Online Entertainment has expanded its "Make Good" plans to reward customers who have been unable to access its games following the attack on both its and the PSn servers last month. The company had already announced 30 days free subscription time as well as one additional day for each …

R&D tax service group Rupert Clark explains how devs can gain ground

Sony has detailed ambitious plans to protect its PlayStation Network from future hacks. New measures include a complete migration of its servers to a new data centre, encryption enhancements and automated software monitoring. A list of the improvements can be found on Develop.

Sega Sammy has reported profits of YEN 41.5bn for the financial year ended March 31st, 2011. The company has more than doubled its profits in the previous year, up 104.8 per cent from YEN 20.2bn. Sales rose by 3.1 per cent year-on-year to YEN 396.7bn. Key sales drivers were identified …