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The MCV Industry Excellence Awards returns on Thursday, April 7th. It’s the ninth year for the awards, and as ever we continue to move the event forward, with improvements to the 19 prizes on offer, specifically with regards to the digital frontier. New awards include Digital Retail Innovation, Best Use …

20 game firms across both countries to fund communal training and testing

UK special this week in wake of mass-redundancies

MCV has sealed a deal with the organisers of The Gadget Show to become exclusive trade media partner for The GSL Professional trade day. As revealed yesterday, The GSL Professional is an extension of the popular Gadget Show Live consumer exhibition, which will see over 250 tech companies showcasing their …

A video game adaptation of popular TV series The Walking Dead could in the works at Telltale Games. Invitations sent to the press reveal that the episodic games developer will announce five new multi-platform projects on February 7th, according to 1UP. Telltale claims one of these will be based on …

Activision is tasking three of its studios with co-developing Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, a news report has claimed. The publisher has called on Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software for the project. The pace in which the next Call of Duty is now moving suggests an announcement …

Pace gathering on project, sources suggest, as dev reinforcements are called in

ExerBeat has been announced by Namco Bandai which focuses on lots of fun activities rather than few heavy workouts. The upcoming Wii fitness game features 150 exercises including dances, martial arts, body conditioning and mini-games. It is due for release this spring. Players will also be able to use the …

Nintendo earlier this week said 25-30 games will hit during the 3DS launch window – but MCV can reveal that means around 10 titles will be on shelves from day one. The console hits shelves on March 25th. But retail sources have told us already that Nintendogs + cats, Street …

Nintendo will ship 900,000 units into Europe during the first three weeks of the 3DS launch, MCV understands. It will then look for sales of around 4.5-5 million during year one. Nintendo itself has offered no comment or guidance on ship-in or sales figures. The new format is, however, the …