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The UK games industry faced a textbook media storm in a teacup on Monday when for all of about four minutes it looked like the Government wanted to ban the new Medal of Honor. It doesn’t, of course. Angry comments published overnight about the game’s Taliban content by Defence Secretary …

Art Academy is a sell out. A number of High Street chains have told MCV they have no more copies of the game left. GAME is among the video game retailers that have been hit by the shortages and are waiting for a new batch of stock to arrive. Nintendo’s …

Ubisoft has axed nearly forty staff at its Red Storm studio, the publisher has confirmed. The group insists those affected by the cuts have the opportunity to consider positions in other Ubisoft studios” – though it appears that North Carolina-based Red Storm is the only Ubisoft studio in the US. …

Big names in gaming have joined BBC Worldwide as the firm prepares to announce its first wave of titles. Former THQ and Disney Interactive exec Paul Joffe has joined as VP of production, while Ben Badgett is the firm’s new creative director – Badgett was previously director of gaming at …

CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S FULLY UPDATED, COMPREHENSIVE RELEASE SCHEDULE. August ends with a bang this weekend, with a strong line-up of new products hitting shelves today. Leading the charge is 2K Games’ Mafia II, a gangster action game with a storyline that stretches across the classic Mafioso era of the …

Renowned developer and engine group appears unconvinced by Sonyâ??s 3D-specs push

Studio unlikely to release its own product in foreseeable future

With FilePlanet and the GameSpy tech suite, IGN is attracting new swathes of developers

But seeing your game hit number one, says lead designer Billy Thomson, is an incredibly powerful feeling

After a decade in the business, Axis Animation has learned a thing or two about how to thrive in tough economic times