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US mega franchise Madden is unsurprisingly the biggest seller in the US last month. According to NPD, Over 1.8m copies of the American football title has been sold across PS3 and Xbox 360, a growth of almost six per cent compared to 2009. "Madden NFL 2011 once again made August …

Martin Carrier and Reid Schneider will both lead the new outfit

The latest results from stats firm NPD show that the North American games market fell 10 per cent in August compared to the same month a year before. The entire games market for August dropped from $910.3 million in 2009 to $818.9 million this year. The biggest dip was for …

A follow-up to last year’s PS3, Xbox 360 and PC shooter Section 8 has been unveiled by developer TimeGate Studios. Section 8: Prejudice promises more combat missions, tweaked online multiplayer modes and a range of new weaponry. The original allowed gamers to descend straight into battle from 15,000 feet and …

CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE. The industry’s momentum continues to build as a wave of hot new releases arrives on the High Street today. Perhaps the biggest release is Activision’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, a brand new adventure that allows players to do whatever a spider …

German trade show Gamescom has become an official Event Partner of this year’s Games Media Awards, as it continues to strengthen ties with the UK press. The Cologne expo has become a key date in the global gaming calendar and this year’s show was the biggest and most successful so …

Appleâ??s relaxed restrictions on App Store tools has â??direct implications for Adobeâ??s Packager for iPhoneâ??

The next ten years mapped out with milestones and projects pencilled in, says the studioâ??s community director

GamesAid has thanked retailers for their support in making the PS3 Triple Pack a hit, with sales set to surpass 100,000. The money raised has gone straight to support Paddington Academy, which this week posted impressive exam results in the GCSEs and A-Levels. 94 per cent of students in the …

Community director and longstanding Bungie employee Brian Jarrard outlines the studio's ten year plan ahead