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Cliff Bleszinski has claimed that any middle class games” released are doomed to failure in the current market. Speaking to developers at GDC 2011 in San Francisco, he said that only triple-A or indie titles can hope to see success because they stand out, according to Eurogamer. I’m going to …

UK video games retailer GAME has begun offering pre-orders for pre-owned versions of the latest titles, MCV understands. It’s the first time that a UK retailer has allowed customers to pre-order a used version of a game before its released on the High Street. News of the offer has cropped …

Publisher Ubisoft has announced a new partnership with Nivea that has seen the pair publish free downloadable DLC for Xbox 360 Kinect fitness title Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. The new workout has apparently been developed by "Nivea’s fitness and lifestyle expert Sarah Maxwell". The free content, which is called Nivea …

Activision has declared that Call of Duty: Black Ops is the best-selling PS3 game of all time. The publisher claimed this achievement had been proved by figures from GfK Chart-Track and NPD, although no sales figures was given. If true, this means Black Ops has topped records set by Gran …

The release of Rift marks the start of a new era for up and coming MMO publisher Trion Worlds. Arriving on shelves today (Friday, March 4th), the game is the company’s first release and culminates five years of work on its unique MMO infrastructure. Promotions kicked off in October, targeting …

InComm Europe will sponsor this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. The company – known for its digital games cards and vouchers for Xbox Live, PSN, RuneScape and more – has signed up as Table Gift Partner. InComm Europe joins fellow sponsors Nintendo, Codemasters, Michael Jackson: The Experience, Sega, The Hut …

Minecraft creator attacks accusations regularly directed toward games piracy

Sony reveals year-on-year PSN traffic and revenue spike at GDC

San Francisco show takes place March 5th to 9th

In a fascinating statement at GDC’s Indie Games Summit, the Swedish creator of indie PC hit Minecraft has lashed out at some of the ‘myths’ commonly perpetuated about games piracy. Piracy is not theft,” Markus Persson is reported by Edge as saying. If you steal a car, the original is …