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Online gaming tool 'helps devs provide multiplayer on deadline'

Xbox-sponsored West London skatepark, BaySixty6, is at risk of closure as the local planning department feels the Skatepark does not serve needs of the local youths”. The skate park was previously sponsored by Sony and known as ‘PlayStation’, but was renamed when Microsoft took over the site’s sponsorship. A petition …

Major new features include Kinect and Move support

Sega’s executive vice president of sales and marketing Alan Pritchard has confirmed that the publisher will release a Dreamcast Collection for current-gen machines. Recent weeks have seen the release of both Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi on both XBLA and PSN, with Space Channel 5 also in the pipeline. It’s …

Who knows,” Xbox’s UK and Ireland general manager Neil Thompson replied to MCV when we asked if the Xbox 360 can survive another five years on the market. He didn’t say this because he doesn’t know (let’s be clear – he will have an inkling, but he’s not letting), but …

Rovio Mobile has announced it will launch its own in-app microtransactions system. The service will be named Bad Piggy Bank –after the Angry Birds’ arch enemies, of course – will use mobile carrier billing to let consumers pay for extra content in Rovio apps, such as the Mighty Eagle power-up. …

When MCV caught up with the UK top Xbox execs recently, they were in high spirits. A lot of that had to do with the fact their Xmas party was just hours away. The UK team were ready to toast another year of hard work. But there was another cause …

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Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Zuffa LLC is taking Ubisoft to court over the marketing of Kinect game Fighters Uncaged. Zuffa claims a phrase on the back of the game’s box is confusingly similar to the use of UFC Marks, including the ‘Ultimate Fighting’ name and mark on Zuffa licensed video …

A new range of Dead Space merchandise is rolling out to make the franchise even bigger. EA is launching novel Dead Space Martyr, Blu-ray and DVD animated movie Dead Space Aftermath and comic Dead Space Salvage early next year to support the upcoming sequel to 2008’s third-person action shooter. These …