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While massively multiplayer games are predominantly a PC-based affair, various companies have tried to establish a market on consoles – with mixed results. The 2003 title EverQuest Online Adventures struggled to recreate its predecessor’s success on PS2, but Sega has seen relatively strong performances from its Phantasy Star Online titles, …

For a genre dedicated to creating stable, believable worlds, the MMO market is surprisingly volatile. But if the sector is a 220 million business in the UK, as recent research suggests – why is it such a hard market to crack? It’s one that many traditional publishers have struggled to …

It’s the latest exercise craze sweeping the country, and 505 Games believes now is the perfect time to launch a Zumba video game. Zumba Fitness Party debuted on Xbox 360 Kinect last Friday (November 26th), and UK publisher 505 has teamed up with Zumba UK on a range of promotional …

UK design firm Fluid is marking 15 years in business with t-shirts, a revamped website and, of course, cake. The company was originally founded in 1995 and has provided creative and brand campaigns for titles such as Resident Evil and Final Fantasy. We’ve grown up with the games industry and …

Capcomâ??s former R&D boss broadens goal to 'social games, movies, books and manga'

Director 'still has stories to tell' from the 2010 blockbuster movie

The huge growth in the second-hand market has seen a surge in sales for disc repair specialists. Total Disc Repair, whose machines are used by Asda among others, claims there are almost 5,000 of its devices on the market. The spike in demand follows the need to clean recently traded-in …

The King of Pop might not be around to see it, but his new video game is causing a storm across the country. Ubisoft has taken Michael Jackson: The Experience on the road to promote it with Just Dance 2 in a range of UK shopping centres. Jacko’s dancing game …

Bonsai Barber creator wants to â??push the fieldâ?? on return from hiatus

Despite competition from Kinect and Move, Nintendo hardware sales have increased as spending ramps up for Christmas. MCV understands that sales of Wii consoles and games have rebounded over recent weeks, thanks to aggressive price activity. Sainsbury’s has slashed 25 per cent off Wii and DS consoles, with Wii hardware …