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In fact when it comes to physical retail, I’m wondering: What took O2 – already a destination for mainstream technology, especially the games-heavy iPhone – so long to get games? It could have jumped on the bandwagon months before Q4. Where O2 has surprised is in its bold idea to …

Decorated audio expert will discuss interactive music and dialogue

D3P’s Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks has proved there’s still plenty of life left in Sony’s handheld by debuting at the top of the PSP charts. The game is the first new entry to grab the No.1 spot of the PSP Top 10 in its debut week since EA’s …

Earlier this month MCV ran a story highlighting a ‘report’ claiming that 87 per cent of PS3 owning males had bedded their girlfriends on the night of the infamous PS3 calendar bug. The story was tongue-in-cheek to say the least. We thought we’d made it obvious that, while choosing to …

Sega has announced it is currently working on the fifth instalment in its popular Yakuza series. The revelation was made during a Tokyo press conference to mark the imminent launch of Yakuza 4, according to Andiasang. The game was initially presented as Project K by the series director Toshihiro Nagoshi, …

The worldâ??s biggest developer conference draws largest crowd yet

Sony’s PS3 exclusive ModNation Racers has been given a firm release date of May 25th in the US. And the European PlayStation blog has added that – while not set in stone – an arrival in the UK is expected in the same week, meaning a May 28th release is …

With Natal’s software launch line-up still shrouded in mystery, the VP of Codemasters Studios Gavin Cheshire has warned developers that simply integrating motion control into existing projects is not sufficient – and could even lead to the commercial failure of the device. I’m sure there’ll be games attuned to Natal …

Low delegate numbers lead event chairs to pull the plug

Vast motion capture production facility to soon be out of the picture