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Gamespot UK currently boasts more than 4.9 million unique monthly users based within the UK alone. That’s according to the latest ABC figures for the site, recorded between December 1st and December 31st, 2009. The new figures marks a 9 per cent year-on-year growth when compared to the 4.5 million …

Doubling Capcom’s market share in the next four to five years – that’s the lofty goal new Capcom Europe COO David Reeves has set himself ahead of the first day in his new job tomorrow. In addition, Reeves has stated that he will be drastically increasing Capcom’s focus on post-release …

Just eleven months on from his departure as the boss of PlayStation Europe, David Reeves has joined Capcom as the COO of its European subsidiary, MCV can reveal. Beginning tomorrow, Reeves will take charge of all Capcom’s European operations, with his remit being to maximise potential revenue and explore new …

Former Sony Europe boss assumes control of Capcom on the continent

This one is simply not going away – new pictures from Dutch site GameKings, as spotted by VG247, pertain to be of the still unconfirmed Xbox 360 Slim. Apparently going under the codename Napoleon, the new hardware sticks very much to the aesthetic of the current machine, though looks to …

As part of her progress report on her 2008 Byron Review, Dr Tanya Byron has called for a new and independent report to examine the implementation of a possible code of conduct focused specifically on online and casual gaming. It is important that families have up-to-date advice about new ways …

The video games industry must advertise PEGI once it comes into law, says child psychologist Tanya Byron. The author of the 2008 Byron review, which challenged the games industry to establish a single system for games age ratings, congratulated the sector on a job well done in her new report. …

The 2010 Golden Joystick Awards will take place in a brand-new central London venue – Westminster Bridge Park Plaza. This year’s event will take place over three floors of the hotel, including a 1,200 square-metre ballroom. It kicks off from 11:00 on Friday October 29th. Golden Joystick Awards event organiser …

In my 2008 report I made recommendations to help parents make informed decisions about which video games are appropriate for their children. Since then there has been significant progress, including: – Work to establish a clearer system for the age classification of video games– Robust legislation, which makes it possible …

Content production company Studio Liddell has confirmed that it has a hand in the production of three new titles for the iPhone and Wii based on popular children’s properties Roary the Racing Car and Fifa and the Flowertots. Roary and Fifi are fantastic properties with huge potential for multi-platform,” Studio …