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Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to download a digital version of Angry Birds later this year. The million-selling iPhone App Store game will also be available on Wii. Finnish developer Rovio has not confirmed whether the game will be digital-only or available at retailers, but it did previously tell …

Upcoming console and PC racing title Dirt 3 will not support stereoscopic 3D visuals because the developer says the technology wasn’t a natural fit for the game. "With it being quite a horizon based racer, 3D isn’t as helpful as it would be in a game like MotorStorm where the …

Scottish Affairs Committee wants UK to build on strong foundations

Rumours are pointing to a possible partnership between Finnish mobile giant Nokia and Microsoft that could see the latter’s mobile phone OS Windows Phone 7 installed on Nokia smartphones in the future. The New York Times reports that Nokia’s shares have grown for four straight days as the whispering continues …

Scottish Affairs Committee says industry needs to be 'properly represented in future'

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LG are to unveil two glasses-less 3D devices at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona next week – an Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet likely to be known as the G-Slate, and a 3D display smart phone called the LG Optimus. They are not the first to introduce glasses-less 3D …

Firm makes $1m in first month revenues from Backbreaker 2 and Jenga

Internet retailer Simplygames.com has pulled Test Drive Unlimited 2 from sale, after mistakenly selling the game almost two weeks early. MCV was contacted by several retailers last week saying that Simply Games had broken Test Drive Unlimited 2’s street date, which is due for release this Friday (February 11th). The …

The organisers behind Gamescom have announced it has made some key changes to the event’s awards show and mobile space this year. In addition to the console, handheld and PC sections, the mobile gaming section is expected to be overhauled to reflect the growth of the apps business. Apps will …