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TV ads for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will appear on seven kids channels simultaneously, MCV can reveal. The 90 second creatives will appear at 5:15 tomorrow (Friday), on Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too, Boomerang, Nickelodeon, Nick Toons, Disney XD and CITV. The activity is part of …

The ‘new’ owner of Oxygen’s assets has told MCV that developers have been left out of pocket following the firm’s fall into administration. OG International purchased Oxygen’s IP and stock after the firm went into administration this week. The international sales and distribution firm is headed by Jim Scott – …

Games analyst Nicholas Lovell explains why free doesnâ??t mean unprofitable

Are PSP Minis to little too late, or is Sony timing things perfectly?

Examining the power of social games

US special effects firm opens studio following $80m investment

Rumours swirl that publishing giant is buying social network games experts

Nintendo has denied suggestions that its push into the digital download market has a negative impact on physical retail. On the contrary; Nintendo’s European boss Laurent Fischer gave our sister site Develop two main reasons why WiiWare benefits retailers. In an interview published today he said: The first is having …

Ready at Dawn, Eidos and Ninja Theory were among numerous attendees

Microsoft’s Xbox community manager for Europe Graeme Boyd, otherwise known as AceyBongos, has revealed that Sky’s long-awaited Xbox 360 functionality will go live on October 27th. In a Tweet just a few moments ago, Boyd stated: October 27 – that’s the date when you’ll be able to watch TV from …