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This year’s launch of online streaming service Gaikai will offer publishers and retailers a chance to outdo each other on the emerging digital battleground. And Andrew Gault, co-founder of Gaikai, says the cloud-gaming firm is in deep discussions with big names from both sides of the divide. We’re speaking to …

Sweden-based event to draw major studio representatives in search of the next development legends

Sweden-based event to draw major studio representatives in search of the next development legends

Chief executive Gareth Edwards explains why a tool is only as good as the way you hold it

Chief executive Gareth Edwards explains why a tool is only as good as the way you hold it

It is a very clever idea and is something we are certainly taking a look at” – those are the words of Sega West president Mike Hayes when asked by MCV what he thinks about EA’s Online Pass DLC system. Hayes joins Ubisoft’s CFO Alain Martinez in openly expressing his …

It is a very clever idea and is something we are certainly taking a look at” – those are the words of Sega West president Mike Hayes when asked by MCV what he thinks about EA’s Online Pass DLC system. Hayes joins Ubisoft’s CFO Alain Martinez in openly expressing his …

Ahead of its UK release on June 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 has enjoyed a strong debut at Japanese retail. The game sold an impressive 340,000 units in its first three days – around 85k more than the first Super Mario Galaxy managed in the same …

Ahead of its UK release on June 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 has enjoyed a strong debut at Japanese retail. The game sold an impressive 340,000 units in its first three days – around 85k more than the first Super Mario Galaxy managed in the same …

UK retailer GAME has confirmed that it will begin taking pre-orders for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 motion camera Natal on Sunday June 13th, Eurogamer reports. Interestingly, this date coincides with Microsoft’s pre-E3 gathering in LA and not with its ‘proper’ E3 press conference the following day on Monday June 14th, suggesting …