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The publisher of the X Factor game unveiled by MCV last week has been named – it’s Koch Media. After a no-doubt grueling round of auditions and pitches, Koch’s Deep Silver publishing label has met the approval of brand owner FremantleMedia, Simon Cowell’s production firm SyCo and, we assume, fellow …

You can read the digital edition of this week’s MCV magazine – the E3 special – by pointing your browser here. You can read it online or download the PDF. Our E3 spectacular features interviews and features with Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Sega, EA Sports, Square Enix, THQ, Codemasters, as well …

A look over the dilemma facing developers hoping to boost their headcounts, and the solutions on offer

EA and MTV Games’ music sequel Rock Band 3 will get a range of new Mad Catz peripherals to accompany the game’s release this Q4 – with the option of using MIDI instruments to play. Rock Band 3 was previously confirmed in March and will be available on Xbox 360, …

New instalments of popular gaming franchises are in the works as Capcom revitalises its portfolio. The company has brought several cherished brands back to the High Street in the last few years, including Bionic Commando and the best-selling Street Fighter IV. Now it plans to up the ante and revive …

E3 always manages to produce something special.Whether at its most disastrous (that brief ‘98 pit-stop in Atlanta; the ‘hospital corridor’ of 2008) or its most prosperous (Sony’s ‘Go big or go home’ price-drop warning in 1996; 2005’s unveiling of next-gen machines and boomerang controllers), the show always offers excitement and …

Electronic Arts has announced it is currently working on Spare Parts, a new digital-only action adventure. The game is being developed by EA Bright Light, and will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this winter. Spare Parts tells the tale of two robots, Mar-T and Chip, who …

The first four games to come from Microsoft to support the launch of its motion camera Natal have been named – Living Statue, Obstacle Course, River Rush and Ricochet. These titles are expected to form the backbone of Microsoft’s pre-E3 gathering this Sunday. The details of exactly which games will …

Ward and Wilson argue the case for games development subsidies

Set list, DLC and new keyboard accessory announced