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Warner Bros has revealed LEGO Rock Band will be released in the UK on November 27th. The joint venture between LEGO Star Wars developers Traveller’s Tales and Rock Band studio Harmonix has been developed for Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and DS. The game was rumoured for a long time, before …

Sources claim Nvidiaâ??s mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, will power the next Nintendo handheld

Nintendo's European boss Laurent Fischer on attracting more developers to WiiWare and DSiWare

Company will be rewarding promising startups with copies of its Unity Pro platform

It seems that Master Chief’s absence from Microsoft’s latest instalment in the Halo universe has not knocked Halo 3: ODST too badly, with news that the game has already sold 2.5m units worldwide since its release on September 22nd. That amounts to $125m in revenues, according to USA Today. It …

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Leading High Street games retailer GAME has secured the exclusive rights to sell EA’s upcoming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC RPG in the UK. Included are three pieces of in-game content – Bergens Honour, Grimoire of the Frozen Wastes and Final Reason. Also included is the in-game Blood Dragon Armour …

The deadline to send through suggestions for this year’s 30 Under 30 is very close. It’s just a week away, on Tuesday 20th, in fact. Every year, MCV presents a list of the UK games market’s rising stars, and the 2009 edition of 30 Under 30 is no different. This …

A monster-hunting game billed as Sony’s first challenger to Nintendo’s Pokemon range is being backed with a wide-ranging marketing campaign by the platform holder. Invizimals will be released by SCEE next month, and, in a unique development, will utilise the official PSP Camera to show up ‘invisible’ creatures. The game …

Scholastic Interactive’s line-up of games will finally hit European shores via publisher Majesco, MCV can reveal. The deal will see Goosebumps HorrorLand on Wii and DS and Ultimate I-Spy for Wii hit European shelves before the end of October. Majesco MD Jason Dutton explained: "We’re really excited about bringing these …