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Hello! Dom Joly, Trigger Happy creator, top prankster and all round funny man will be hosting this year’s MCV Awards. Taking place at The Brewery on the evening of April 22nd, there’ll be a special prize for the first champion of originality to shout his catchphrase. The one he hasn’t …

WHSmith has finally pulled out of games retail. The chain confirmed to publisher product managers this week that games buyer Graham Pert has moved to another area in the business, now looking after online. Ditching games comes after years spent battling skilful rivals in entertainment. Games have been a staple …

The rumours that Treyarch’s next Call of Duty title will be set in Vietnam have resurfaced once again after an unearthed document for an LA casting call made reference to the controversial ‘60s conflict. VG247 has obtained a description of four key characters the makers of the game are looking …

UK media group Future has announced the creation of two new senior roles within its games team. Former games publishing director James Binns is to become the head of Edge International and PC gaming. He will oversee the worldwide development of Edge-Online as well as PC print duo PC Gamer …

While Londoners Rocksteady pick up three prizes for Arkham Asylum

One of the most successful IP marriages of recent times continues to perform for Sega at retail with news that Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games has now sold over 6m copies worldwide. The game was first released in October and debuted at number five in the ELSPA …

Publisher 2K games has lifted the official lid on Firaxis Games’ Sid Meier’s Civilization V, a brand new entry in the popular PC strategy series. Civ V boasts a brand new game engine that brings with it a new combat system, deeper diplomatic relations and a redesigned hexagon tile mechanic …

But confusion ensues as Activision cites â??$100kâ?? prize

CEO Perlman declares: 'We have to get away from specialised, expensive hardware.'

Activisionâ??s antiheroic CEO goes on charm-offensive