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Few series have deviated as little from their original formula as Pokemon, but it seems that the time has now come for a fresh approach to the globally huge IP. The Nintendo-affiliated Pokemon Company in Japan has announced on its website, as spotted by Kotaku, that an entirely new series …

Games from Italian publisher Black Bean will be released in the UK via up-and-coming firm Tradewest, MCV can reveal. The new publisher label, founded by Martin Spiess following the collapse of Midway’s European operation, has been chosen to distribute Black Bean’s games in the UK and France. All of the …

It’s a bigger iPod Touch” – that’s the conclusive verdict of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata when asked for his thoughts on Apple’s new iPad by The New York Times. There were no surprises for me,” the exec added, going on to state that he doesn’t believe the machine will pose …

Following on from the European distribution agreement signed between Fallout and Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda and long-lived games firm Namco Bandai last year, the latter firm has confirmed its Euro plans for the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas. Namco Bandai will distribute the game in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, …

New awards include Peripherals & Accessories Brand and Game Creative – for a single ad execution across any media, such as TV, radio, outdoor, cinema, print etc. Today on the site we detail all categories and criteria. MCV runs a transparent system, where we choose the Finalists and the industry …

The MCV Industry Excellence Awards return on Thursday April 22nd, and this year the categories have been tweaked slightly. Lobbying has now opened and you have less than a month to try for a position on the shortlist. CLICK HERE to see the complete list of categories and full details …

The surviving elements of UK distributor Trilogy are soon to be rebranded as Gem Logistics. The move follows Gem’s acquisition of Trilogy back in December, and will allow the distributor to further develop both businesses. Trilogy founder and Gem Logistics’ general manager Matthew Allen revealed the imminent changes during an …

The indefatigable UK veteran gets the rapid-fire question treatment

BBC Worldwide has told MCV that talks are underway to turn Doctor Who into an array of new games. Last week the broadcaster exclusively revealed via MCV that it plans to re-enter games – after killing off its BBC Multimedia division in 2005. As part of the move, a variety …

Win or lose, at least guests at this year’s MCV Awards will be able to shake their booty into the small hours thanks to current chart-topper Just Dance. The Wii game from Ubisoft has provided the biggest surprise of 2010 so far by out-selling everything during mid-January, remaining at number …