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Working to bring interactivity to the music scene is Finnish developer SongHi

Over 200 games professionals from around the world will descend on BAFTA later today for the second annual London Games Conference. Subtitled Survival and Profit in a Changing Industry, the event organised by MCV parent Intent Media features an impressive array of speakers and will examine the new frontiers of …

A visit to the westerly Canadian development hub

If you’re missing the London Games Conference later today, don’t dispair – MCV is providing an updated liveblog throughout the event, starting from 5pm.

With the long-awaited, much-delayed Gran Turismo 5 having missed its most recent release date and currently in the process of being pressed onto disc in time for a late-in-the-day pre-Christmas arrival, developer Polyphony Digital has made a shock admission. It has already started developing Gran Turismo 6. The confirmation was …

Though Microsoft’s long-term approach to Kinect will undoubtedly lead to a long tail for Kinect on the High Street, retailer GAME has told MCV that the new peripheral needs to be an instant success. Day one will be important,” trading director Adam Davis explained. How can it not be when …

Unity boss explains why the industry should head to Montreal this month

GAME’s trading director Adam Davis tells MCV about how the High Street chain is driving pre-orders…What demand have you seen for Kinect so far?We have sold out of our initial allocation. Microsoft really got behind showcasing the product to our staff at our recent conference. This has helped drive awareness …

Primeâ??s first public demonstration locked-in at networking event Game Connection

Kinect may be stealing all the headlines, but Sony has come out fighting with a 13m ad blitz to drive the PlayStation business in Q4. What’s more, the platform holder says it will have sold 250,000 Moves in the UK by the time Kinect hits the market – with half …