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The GameHorizon Conference board discuss the value of conferences and the future of the industry

A British sports star has become possibly the highest profile name ever to be jailed for the piracy of video games. Gareth Raynor, a winger for rugby league team Crusaders, was sentenced to 15 months after being found guilty of selling counterfeit DS and Game Boy games, as well as …

Ubisoft will release a new retail version of Assassin’s Creed II in June. Dubbed the Complete Edition, this SKU includes a full copy of the game and both DLC expansions: The Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanites. It also includes three Templar Secret locations that were previously only …

Warner Bros has announced that the sequel to its 2009 DS hit will be named Super Scribblenauts. The game was originally announced as Scribblenauts 2 back in March and is due to hit shelves this autumn. It will the structure of the original Scribblenauts, which has sold more than 1.1 …

Best Buy, ShopTo and Play.com have all told MCV they will stock the GamesAid PS3 charity pack – and more retailers are expected to show their commitment over the coming weeks. The pack – revealed by MCV last week – is scheduled for release on June 25th with an RRP …

Unreal Engine 3 vendor strikes licence agreement with Anipark

Scottish industry recruitment fair draws big names from across a sizable national sector

Hot on the heels of the announcement of its deal with BT in the UK, streaming games provider OnLive has announced a partnership with Belgium’s largest broadband provider Belgacom. Like BT, Belgacom has taken a 2.6 per cent stake in OnLive and, like BT, now owns the exclusive bundling rights …

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is expected to trump the success of all previous Mario titles. The game was first announced at E3 last year but it is only in recent months that demand has begun to rise as details on Galaxy 2 emerge – and Nintendo believes this momentum will …

Sony is set to unveil a new premium online service that will cost the consumer around 50 per year, MCV understands. Sources have corroborated claims from VG247 that Sony is, as has been previously hinted at, preparing a paid-for PSN option and will announce the scheme at this year’s E3 …