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Apple has finally confirmed its UK prices for the iPad 2 ahead of the device’s official UK launch this Friday (March 25th). As was exclusively revealed by MCV’s sister site PCR this morning, the launch has been pushed back until 5pm on Friday thanks to a national shipping error. Prices …

Call of Duty studio hires former Machinima man as community manager

Hideki Konno insists Nintendo has no plans to join the low pricepoint gaming model

Dragon Age fans have accused Electronic Arts and BioWare of hiding controversial DRM measures in their latest release. According to anti-DRM consumer watchdog Reclaim Your Game, the recently released Dragon Age II contains the SecuROM-related Sony Release Control and have protested that the game’s developer and publisher failed to inform …

A survey from the UK arm of retailer Best Buy has claimed that 48 per cent of Brits still feel that home-based 3D tech is too expensive. TechRadar reports that in addition, just 16 per cent have ever experienced 3D technology in the home, though 70 per cent have had …

Sledgehammer Games has hired a new community manager, who will no doubt be working on the studio’s unannounced Call of Duty project. The new recruit is Guy Beahm, who previously worked as premiere director at Machinima.com. He will now be responsible for developing and managing the online community for any …

Publisher Deep Silver has confirmed that it is to change the Dead Island logo that will appear on the front of the game’s box when it is released later this year. IGN reports that the North American SKU will not feature the zombie hanging from a tree that has been …

Fresh speculation about Grant Theft Auto V has arisen as American actor and comedia Gilbert Gottfried seemingly confirmed the game via Twitter. Gottfried – best known for his unique, high-pitchd voice – posted a tweet claiming he just found out I’m voicing the lead in grand theft auto 5”. The …

Quiz Climber developer picks popular project management and QA solution

There’s no denying that Sony’s first party software line-up for PS3 in 2011 is extremely impressive, but despite this analyst Michael Pachter believes the console will struggle to close the gap on Xbox 360 in 2011 in the US. "It’s really hard to argue that console sales are tied to …