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Activision says Guitar Hero 6 will see the franchise return to its rock ‘n’ roll roots. The latest in the record-breaking music series is due to arrive before the end of the year on multiple formats, along with a new DJ Hero title. UK brand manager Jon Edney told MCV: …

Publisher Mamba is now known as Lace Mamba Global.The firm has rebranded following its merger with the distributor as it makes a bid to move from budget PC products to console games. Lace Mamba Global’s Jason Codd told MCV: Our objective is to offer premium games products in both download …

A golf game designed for PlayStation Move will be on show at this year’s E3 in the form of John Daly’s ProStoke Golf. The game’s publisher O-Games announced that its upcoming golf title will be fully compatible with Sony’s motion controller, and will be showcasing the game at its booth …

A multiformat X Factor game is on the cards from TV production firm talkbackThames Digital. The company, which owns the rights to The X Factor and other brands including The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, has told MCV it is working on games and iPhone apps” for the shows. MCV understands …

Studios must look to protecting their creative output overseas, warns barrister

As revealed by MCV this morning, Nintendo has followed the price cuts announced for the DS in Japan earlier today by confirming that the trade price of the handheld console is Europe is also set to drop. In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi …

Morpheme animation middleware to be used in upcoming title El Shaddai

It was once heralded as a flag bearer for the quality of hardcore PC gaming. But that was at a time when things were very different – the PC market was buoyant, and people were happy to pay for games. So now THQ is to reinvent Company of Heroes as …

Despite the struggles experienced by Star Wars galaxies since its debut in 2003, Sony Online Entertainment is to release a brand new MMO based on George Lucas’ hypnotic universe. Called Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, this new take on the MMO formula very much reflects the modern face of mass-market …

Polish studio Bloober Team turns to Emergentâ??s scalable platform