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EA boss John Riccitiello has singled out the UK High Street for its exceptionally aggressive pricing strategies as retailers looks to use video games as a tool to expand their market share. The UK is the place where retailers freelance and do their own things – particularly those that are …

Activision Blizzard has filed a countersuit against No Doubt’s breach of contract allegations. The rock band issued a complaint against Activision allowing gamers to play other groups’ music using No Doubt avatars – an act the artists claimed that this downgrades them to being a virtual karaoke act”, according to …

With two members of the MCV team having used Microsoft’s Xbox 360 repair service in the last couple of months alone, we know all too well the pain of being without your console – but if your Xbox 360 breaks from tomorrow onwards you could be in for a frustrating …

TurboSquidâ??s new range of 3D characters internally tested for full Mixamo compatibility

Maybe he mis-spoke, maybe it was a slip of the tongue – or maybe, just maybe, EA boss John Riccitiello has accidentally leaked the name of Sony’s upcoming WiiMote contender, which until now has simply been referred to as the PlayStation motion Controller. In the coming year, both Sony and …

He’s at it again – seemingly miffed by being out of the headlines for the best part of 12 hours, EA boss John Riccitiello has openly encouraged Nintendo to slash yet more from the Wii’s RRP as he believes doing so will allow it to tap into the PS2’s still …

The cut-off isn’t until February, but how about rounding off your year by dreaming of a big win at the MCV Awards 2010? Next year’s prestigious event takes place on Thursday April 22nd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London. Amongst the 17 awards up for grabs are new categories such …