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Famed hacker and all-round cyber warrior George Hotz has allegedly made public key information that could potentially allow homebrew developers to get any code they like running on PS3s – including pirated games. ‘GeoHot’ has published the console’s ‘root key’ – a code that the PS3 uses to authenticate any …

Miles Jacobson, the studio director of Football Manager developer and Championship Manager creator Sports Interactive has been awarded an OBE in the most recent New Year’s Honours list for services to the games industry. "Thank you to all those [who have congratulated me)," Jacobson wrote on the SI forums. "It …

For an online publisher the idea of letting your readers have their say is, to be brutally frank, a little scary. But sometimes it’s you, the reader, that very much makes the story. If it wasn’t for you and the comments you leave we’d be very much less the community …

We’re here to serve you, our dear readers. Were it not for you we would not be here. So what, you may asked, are the stories on MCVuk.com this year that you have read the most? There’s a real mix in here, including November’s exclusive scoop on retail fears concerning …

Develop celebrates the yearâ??s end with 51 inspirational, interesting, and stunningly incompetent moments

No matter what type of games you like, 2010 was a corker with a host of quality titles that maintained the games industry’s strength in the face of challenging economic conditions. Here MCV removes it business hat and ‘gets its consumer on’ by naming the games that we enjoyed most …

No matter what console you own and what sort of games you’re into, 2010 was a great year for gamers of all varieties. Here MCV asks a number of key industry execs for their personal picks – with some surprising results. To read the full list, which includes contributions from …

Sony plans to expand the range of retail titles that are available to download on the PlayStation Store. PSN content manager Ross McGrath told MCV that consumers can expect to see more titles added following continuing strong digital sales of Warhawk and Burnout Paradise. It’s likely you will start to see older …

2011 will be a landmark 12 months for developer BioWare as it prepares three big titles for the year. The EA-owned developer announced Mass Effect 3 at Spike Video Game Awards last weekend, and revealed it will arrive in time for Christmas. It will follow hot on the heels of …

Harmonix has established itself as an independent company after being sold off by previous owners Viacom. Harmonix-SBE Holdings is an affiliate of Columbus Nova, a private investment firm, positioning the Rock Band creators as an independent developer. The new direction for the company was revealed as Viacom announced it has …