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The credibility of streaming game service OnLive has been given a serious boost this morning – British Telecom has become one of its investors. Taking a small 2.6 per cent stake, the UK telecoms provider – best known for its UK telephone and broadband system and new TV on-demand service …

Tech firm welcomes former senior Autodesk and GarageGames veterans

Platformâ??s 3D chip unable to deal with fill rate of â??a lot of gamesâ??

Prime Technology Ventures pumps funds into indie studio

Develop predicts just what the iPad means for games developers

Consumers are more likely to base their buying decisions on review scores than on price, a new Moving Minds report from branding specialist Kinetic claims. The study suggests that 71 per cent of those asked thought review scores were an important element of deciding which titles they should buy. By …

It’s over two years since Bethesda’s path into the MMO sector began to take shape, but with no imminent sign of activity on the horizon MCV asked global VP or marketing Pete Hines when exactly the first fruits of its ambitions will be revealed. It was something we felt like …

Bethesda’s upcoming release slate is brimming with promising new IP, not to mention the sequel to its 2008 smash hit, Fallout 3. MCV speaks to Bethesda’s marketing boss Pete Hines to discuss the company’s line-up, digital downloads and its MMO ambitions… Fallout: New Vegas and Brink are Bethesda’s big titles …

Touch Pets Dogs studio acquired in expansion move by mobile game devs

All publishers will eventually adopt the model being pioneered by EA that sees those who either buy pre-owned versions of its games or pirate them punished by locking them away from key features. That’s the belief of MCV readers’ favourite Michael Pachter, who added that in his mind the $10 …