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With less than a month to go until Call of Duty: Black Ops is released worldwide on November 9th, Activision has confirmed that brand new trailer will be aired on British TV tomorrow night. It will be screened in the half time break of the England vs Montenegro European Championship …

Rovio talks about its secret formula for an iPhone hit

The recent chart collaboration between now reunited Take That stars Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow has been named as the 26th track to feature on Nordic Games’ upcoming We Sing Robbie Williams. Shame hit the headlines after becoming the first song to feature the once warring pop icons in 15 …

MCV’s sister magazine Develop is heading towards its tenth birthday with both online and print circulations at their highest ever levels. According to Google Analytics, online readership for www.develop-online.net has increased by 34 per cent year-on-year. Monthly uniques in September alone were 108,052, with page views at 268,715. Print readership …

Nintendo has announced that the red 25th Anniversary Mario Wii announced for Japan last week will also be getting a UK release. The SKU, which includes a red Wii console, red WiiMote Plus, a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports and a digital copy of Donkey Kong …

Triple-win for QA and consultancy outfit at Develop's inaugural soccer event

The makers of hit iPhone title Angry Birds have lashed out at Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft for its unauthorised use of an icon representing the title in promotional material for its Windows Phone 7 platform. We have NOT committed to doing a Windows Phone 7 version,” a tweet from …

With just over two weeks of voting still to go, Future has announced that one million votes have already been cast in the 28th Annual Golden Joystick Awards. Categories this year include Action Game Of The Year sponsored by Nuts, ITN Game On Shooter Of The Year, Downloadable Game Of …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft is to close its in-game ad agency Massive Inc, according to a report by Media Week. The site reports that general manager JJ Richards is already on the hunt for another job while technology experts from the company are in the process of being reassigned. …

Children who spend two hours or more every day either playing video games or watching TV are at a greater risk of suffering psychological problems, a new British study has claimed. The odds of significant psychological difficulties” were estimated to increase by about 60 per cent under the conditions. This …