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505 will publish the official Rugby World Cup 2011 game on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this August, ahead of the tournament itself in September and October. It is a major coup for the firm, which has already started the year in fine style with Zumba Fitness currently at number …

Nintendo has branded claims about 3DS refunds and dizziness made in The Sun this morning as "incorrect". In addition, both GAME and HMV have denied issuing refunds to customers. The paper this morning claimed that "thousands" of users have suffered either dizziness or headaches after using the device and that …

Indie music software studio joins ever-growing list of trade association members

MCV readers and awards guests are being asked to help raise 4,000 for Gamesaid. You can donate now, on the night or after the awards to help the industry’s charity, which has been doing fantastic work to help the lives of children and young people. Over 620 retailers, media and …

This morning’s copy of UK newspaper The Sun carries a hard-hitting headline for Nintendo – "3DS SOS". It claims that "record return levels were reported" after "thousands" suffered headaches and dizziness after playing with the device. It also claims that some retailers have been offering refunds to those affected. One …

Offload 2.0 dev toolkit released by Scottish firm

New XDK to offer cost savings and flexibility, as well as special 'Sidecar' debugger

A Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief fund made available by Sony over the PlayStation Network has raised around $1.3m. Established last month, the campaign allowed anyone logging into PSN to donate a sum to charity from the PlayStation Store wallet. All the money raised has been given to the American …

Jeffrey Katzenberg joins board of directors at social games giant

UK entertainment retailer HMV has issued its third profit warning of the year so far. The chain warned, four weeks ahead of the end of the financial year, that annual profits before tax would now be around 30m. When it issued its second profit warning last month it predicted that …