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It may still be a long way off, but at least we’ve now got a name for Warner Interactive’s follow-up to last year’s surprise hit Batman: Arkham Asylum – it’s called Batman: Arkham City. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham …

For years, MCV has asked: Just when will global games giant GameStop finally, properly expand its chain into the UK? But it turns out GameStop doesn’t have to be here to tap into the second-largest games retail market in the world: the firm has told MCV its new digital games …

Namco Bandai his filed it financial report for the quarter ending June 30th 2010, brining with it net sales reached YEN 81,912m, an increase of 8.2 per cent over the YEN 75,729m seen in the same period a year before. Operating income was up from YEN 2,758m last year to …

Apple's new player community platform leaves out iPhone 3G and second gen iPod Touch owners

It looks as if owners of older Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPhone 3G and all but the most recent iPod Touches are being muscled out of Apple’s new gaming plans. As part of its reveal of the new iPhone 4 OS in April, Apple unveiled what it calls …

Ambitious developer Peter Molyneux has made the brave admission that developing a game about the player’s relationship with a young boy presents particular challenges thanks to the very public fear about paedophilia. When asked by USA Today about the process needed to get the game into a finished, releasable state, …

Publisher Activision has denied allegations that it has a sexist development agenda that forbids the use of female lead characters in its titles. The claims come from a speculative report on Gamasutra that cites a number of unnamed sources. Games with female leads don’t sell,” it reads. At least that’s …

Blitz Games CTO claims new software techniques will eliminate any noticeable lag issues

Activision has at last released a demo of smash hit FPS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The download, which includes the entire Cliffhanger level, is now available to download for free on both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. However, it’s unlikely that there are many people left who …

EA Sports’ FIFA 11 Fixtures Guide to the upcoming Premier League season is available to download now. Published with today’s issue of MCV, the Fixtures Guide is a handy reference tool for all the matches in this season’s Premiership. It’s been created in association with EA Sports’ eagerly-awaited FIFA 11, …