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Imagine Publishing is to update NowGamer.com in a renewed bid to compete with the market leaders. The publisher will integrate movies into its news and features, add more HD content and improve its social networking features. NowGamer 2.0 is a complete revamp of the website,” editor-in-chief Nick Jones told MCV. …

The boxed edition of Tales of Monkey Island has taken Germany by storm, and publisher Lace Mamba Global hopes to repeat the success in the UK. The game has become the top-selling adventure title on Amazon.de for more than eight weeks in a row. It reaches UK shelves on April …

PlayStation and playgrounds may not have much in common, but Sony is aiming to change all that with radical education plans. The platform holder is launching a LittleBigPlanet 2 Teacher Pack – courtesy of developer Media Molecule – which it hopes will be ready by the start of the summer …

Co-founder Yerli ponders releasing engine for free; talks up mobile future

Video games retailer GAME has issued a statement detailing the steps it is taking to enact Sony’s decision to postpone the release of PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse, which was due out in the UK this Friday. To stop money being taken from the accounts of customers who had pre-ordered the …

As many as 80 workers at Disney Interactive have been made redundant, reports suggest. Disney will not specify how many jobs it has cut from its business, though a statement sent to PaidContent confirmed targeted” layoffs as part of setting a strategic direction for future success in digital media.” It …

Frank Gibeau laughs off Fox news condemnation

I should probably start by saying that while MCV has covered some stories stemming from how the tragic earthquake that struck Japan has affected the industry, in general we’ve tried to avoid the subject. There’s two reasons for this. Firstly, I’m presuming that MCVuk.com won’t be your first port of …

Reports suggest layoffs have been made to 'online' divisions

As was speculated yesterday, Sony has confirmed that following the delay to its release in Japan, Sony will also postpone the release of PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse in the UK. "Although we have shipped the game into the channel last week, given that we are able to do so, we …