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The video games press can now register for this year’s Gamescom, Koelnmesse has confirmed. Journalists just need to click here to apply. All persons able to demonstrate their status as a full-time journaliss will be granted press accreditation, and as usual, the UK media are encourage to attend. Due to …

That Japanese publishing giant Capcom can criticise one of its own games for feeling too Japanese” is a perfect example of the increasingly Westward-facing outlook gripping the modern console industry. Speaking of 2006’s Xbox 360 release Dead Rising, producer Shinsaku told CVG: The first Dead Rising was built in a …

Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will support Microsoft’s motion-sensing Natal camera – that’s the claim being made by French site JeuxVideo, as spotted by CVG. ‘Sources’ are cited as saying that the game will work by asking gamers to hold the joypad in their left hand so as to use …

Journalists can register for this year's event online

Digital content is now a massive part of” Square Enix Europe’s remit, says the group’s CEO Phil Rogers. In an interview with Develop, the publishing boss said his company has turned a new leaf in regards to online strategies. How we offer content to consumers via digital download is very …

World of Love conference to bring together UK indie studios

Best Buy is looking to buy out rival electronics retail group DSGi, reports suggest. Best Buy’s financial advisors have reportedly compiled a list of potential acquisitions in a bid to gain dominance of the UK market, with the PC World owner topping the list. MCV’s sister site PCR has the …

Publisher CDV’s German parent company CDV Software Entertainment AG has filed for preliminary insolvency, MCV can reveal, in a move that it hopes will secure the future of the company. A source close to the situation speaking under strict anonymity has confirmed that affiliate companies such as CDV UK Ltd, …

Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk latest high-profile speakers for key UK event

Want a chance to take home a prize at the big July 14th event? Make sure you put yourself forward.