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Ahead of a more detailed reveal and final name announcement at E3 later this month, tech blog Engadget has posted a few up close snaps of Microsoft’s motion camera Natal taken at the recent D8 digital conference. As can be seen below, very little appears to have changed since the …

Ahead of a more detailed reveal and final name announcement at E3 later this month, tech blog Engadget has posted a few up close snaps of Microsoft’s motion camera Natal taken at the recent D8 digital conference. As can be seen below, very little appears to have changed since the …

Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario and possibly the nicest gent in the entire global games industry, is to host Nintendo’s official UK launch event for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy 2. Taking place at GAME’s Oxford Street Store in London on the evening of Thursday June 10th, admission to …

Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario and possibly the nicest gent in the entire global games industry, is to host Nintendo’s official UK launch event for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy 2. Taking place at GAME’s Oxford Street Store in London on the evening of Thursday June 10th, admission to …

In what should prove another profitable day for publisher Activision, this afternoon will see the arrival of the second piece of DLC for genre-leading shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live. The download will, much like its predecessor, cost 1200 MSP (around 10.20) though it is yet …

In what should prove another profitable day for publisher Activision, this afternoon will see the arrival of the second piece of DLC for genre-leading shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live. The download will, much like its predecessor, cost 1200 MSP (around 10.20) though it is yet …

Frontier co-founder David Braben speculates on the potential in the fallout of the Infinity Ward row

Frontier co-founder David Braben speculates on the potential in the fallout of the Infinity Ward row

The final line-up for this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament has been announced. It boasts the biggest names in hardware, software, retail and media – and includes one obvious ‘group of death’. Group three lines up like this: Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and MCV. Gulp. The neutral and …

The final line-up for this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament has been announced. It boasts the biggest names in hardware, software, retail and media – and includes one obvious ‘group of death’. Group three lines up like this: Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and MCV. Gulp. The neutral and …