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The BBC’s much discussed Doctor Who game has gone live three days ahead of its planned release date. The first instalment, dubbed City of the Daleks, was originally planned to go live on June 15th but can be downloaded right now for the PC on the BBC’s website. The Mac …

Publisher EA has conceded that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 won’t outsell its direct rival Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 this time out – but its believes the foundations have been laid for future success. The company spoke quite openly about its aspirations for the title upon its release earlier …

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater will air on June 5th at 11:25pm on FIVE USA. The film, which has been built entirely by using in-game assets and technology, airs after 3:10 to Yuma and is directed by John Hillcoat – the man behind The Proposition and The Road. …

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