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In its first strategic reposition ahead of the arrival of the 3DS some time later this year, Nintendo has cut the price of its entire DS range in Japan. From June 19th the super-sized DSI XL will see its price drop from YEN 20,00 (150) to YEN 18,000 (132). The …

RakNetâ??s networking tools integrated into the Ghostbusters engine

Industry veteran Geoff Heath has told MCV that he believes 4mm’s upcoming addition to the music genre, Def Jam Rapstar, can prove that there’s life left yet in the sector. Heath, who is currently acting as an advisor to emerging publisher 4mm – which set up its first UK office …

Mark Lawrenson will not be on commentary duties in PES 2011, publisher Konami has confirmed. The former Liverpool defender and current Match of the Day pundit is a recognisable name to football fans, but has previously been criticised for what some called his wooden delivery in previous PES titles. We’re …

Radon Labs subsumed as new parent firm opens Berlin office

Having confirmed its intentions to reward new PSPgo buyers with an impressive ten free titles to MCV last week, Sony has now revealed the complete list of games that it will be offering. Making good on the claim that it has worked with third parties to deliver some really good …

Call of Duty: Black Ops will get its own line of branded peripherals after Mad Catz announced a deal with Activision today. The gaming accessories manufacturer gets global rights to a range of Black Ops products, following its range of Modern Warfare 2 controllers last year. We are honoured to …

Expansion packs for The Sims have proved a highly lucrative business for publisher EA in the past, and a host of new URL registrations point to a possible new direction for the series in the future. As spotted by Superannuation, the likes of simsmedieval.com and thesimsgetmedieval.com suggest that a future …

But the Black Ops studio insists it wonâ??t be distracted by rivals

Konami designer Takatsuka says team 'weren't prepared' for current gen