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The PS3 is facing a new piracy scare. Engadget reports that a new USB modchip claims to allow users to ‘dump’ game code onto a storage device (such as a USB stick or the PS3’s internal HDD). These can then be played without the use of the original disc. Though …

Gran Turismo 5 will be released in the UK on November 3rd. There’s no way it can slip. No way at all. But let’s not count our chickens until it’s actually in the wild and sitting on retail shelves. Let’s certainly not utter mention of GranTurismo 6. Although that’s exactly …

There’s a good chance our top story is going to ruffle some feathers. But a list that ranks the top ten UK online games media – yes, including us, and yes, including all the competition – is long overdue. Of course, it’s little wonder why there hasn’t been one yet. …

Troubled Scottish studio goes all-out to ensure a future for its struggling MMORPG

Consumer press readerships are fast migrating online – but who is doing the best in the UK? MCV can this week answer that question with the specialist games press’ first online ranking. Using ComScore data obtained by MCV, we’ve ranked the top ten UK sites covering video games. The full …

IGN has announced the creation of IGN Germany. The site will be published from IGN’s office in Cologne and led by new editor-in-chief Fabian Kaeufer. A team of German writers will produce quality editorial dedicated to the new site’s home market. We’ve built this site from the ground up for …

Yesterday MCV asked ‘Where is the PSP2?‘. The answer appears to be that it’s in the hands of a number of key developers as Sony readies itself for a 2011 launch. That’s according to Eurogamer which claims to have word from three separate development sources. They say it’s comparable in …

Take-Two has defended Mafia II against backlash over the game’s portrayal of Italian-Americans. UNICO National, one of the largest Italian-American service organisations in the US, called the game a pile of racist nonsense” and has demanded the game be withheld from release. The organisation’s president Andre DiMino wrote a letter …

Gamescom opened its doors on Tuesday 17th August to select members of the press but yesterday the event kicked off proper. Festivities began with a special Gamescom press conference, followed by more announcements from Konami, Ubisoft and more. But if you don’t have time to sift through our collection of …

Branson venture backs London Games Conference; Meredith takes key role