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PlayStation platform holder Sony has reported losses of YEN 26.3bn (175) for its 2009 Q2 with its Networked Products & Services Division – which houses its PlayStation and PC operations – seeing losses increase year-on-year. The PlayStation division suffered a 24 per cent drop in sales compared to the same …

Satoru Iwata, the CEO of Japanese platform holder Nintendo, has admitted that the company’s failure to produce regular first party triple-A software for the console has lead to the recently announced dramatic drop in profits. Wii has stalled,” Iwata told Andriasang. We were unable to continually release strong software, and …

Reports suggest the sequel to Electronic Arts’ Dead Space could be released in 2010. A Reuters article claims Dead Space 2 is in development for next year” and just one of a pair of horror offerings” the publisher is working on, alongside the upcoming Dante’s Inferno. The game was confirmed …

Publishers this week debated whether retailers are too sceptical about new IP following accusations that the High Street is ‘dumbing down’. Last week MCV revealed that Rising Star Games’ Wii release Muramasa had been declined by buyers at some major chains. City Interactive’s Roy Campbell – former UK MD at …

GameCity 09: The solution? Split up global development businesses into region-specific divisions

Publisher Kikizo has unveiled four new consumer games websites and has re-branded its flagship portal: VideoGamesDaily.com. Kikizo will remain the name of the network of websites, and a new corporate site has been launched at Kikizo.biz. The four new consumer sites include FPSgamer.com, which is aimed at shooter fanatics; Videogametv.com, …

EA has released details on the perks including in the Limited Edition version of DICE’s upcoming console shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – but the biggest surprise is that the LE version will retail for the same price as the vanilla SKU of the game. Those lucky enough to get …

The 2009 edition of MCV’s 30 Under 30, our guide to the UK games industry’s hottest young talents, is published today. Available to read here online, here in our in-browser digital edition, or as part of our weekly PDF download, the guide is the definitive list of the UK execs …

GameCity 09: While the Katamari Damacy maestro envisions an FPS where the player grows into a giant

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for an in-depth look at some of the hottest titles due for release this month. Leading the way is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II, the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2007 smash hit. Once again delving into the realms of past assassins, …