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Reports are surfacing that IGN has made significant lay-offs to its main U.S. operation. Joystiq has published an internal memo sent by News International-owned IGN president Roy Bahat announcing layoffs. It does not detail the number of staff affected, although it does state that the company is "doing well". The …

Sony has announced a Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP console bundle will go on sale in the US and Canada. The game will come packaged with a Spirited Green” PSP, 2GB memory stick, PSN movie voucher and extra DLC. MGS: Peace Walker’s Limited Edition pack was originally …

Those of you who’ve dared to stray from MCVuk.com today may well have noticed that Tiger Woods has announced that he will, following last year’s ‘transgressions’, return to the world of competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta next month. It’s good news for Tiger, good news for golf and …

It’s hardly be the most surprising news in the world, but Edge Online is claiming to have word from a trusted US publishing source” that Epic Games is currently developing Gears of War 3. Furthermore, the site predicts that it is being scheduled for an April 2011 release, with its …

Studio co-founder axed for â??insubordinationâ??

In his most brazen statement on the subject to date, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that the platform holder isn’t very good at making hardcore games – and furthermore, that core games aren’t a focus for the firm. The fact of the matter is we know we …

Standout creatives from the British game industry are to be recognised during a new awards event backed by the three key party leaders. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrats head Nick Clegg have each issued messages of support for the new awards event called the …

Microsoft is targeting the global toy press in its efforts to spread the word about Natal ahead of its global launch later this year. Writing for MCV, the deputy editor of Toy News Katie Roberts explains that the platform holder very much wants to leverage space for the device at …

Despite working in the same office as the UK’s leading games trade title, I’m going to have to admit to knowing next to nothing about games. While it’s clear there is a growing crossover in retail terms between games and toys, the gaming world is something that has left me …

The recent ‘Putting Quality First’ report, which urged the BBC to cut spending and focus on less content, won’t stop the plans its Worldwide division has to licence out new games titles. Last week a strategic review confirmed that the world-renowned broadcaster will drop two radio stations and cut internet …