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Earlybird rates end soon, as Northwest Vision and Media offers subsidies

360, Wii and PlayStation 3’s online platforms should be made accesible to third-party services like Steam, says 7Digital. The music download specialist is eyeing a move into the games sector after HMV bought 50 per cent of the firm for 7.7m. And only last week the company rolled out its …

Of course I bought my copy from Tesco. I’d have been a fool not too. Don’t shoot the messenger – loads of the getting-on-for-a-million other purchasers of the game will surely have done the same. (It’s worth pointing out here that I’d have paid another tenner – and I bet …

Publisher Black Bean picks up the World Rally Championship licence

Users of Nintendo’s download-only DSiWare store are already accustomed to software made specifically for Nintendo’s latest handheld iteration, but 505 Games is for the first time bringing a DSi-only title to European retail. Hair Salon, which will be released on November 13th, is developed by Sonic Powered and utilises the …

Three new titles signed and four more green-lit

Biker Blast-Off embarrasses rival App with a million more downloads

Publisher Black Bean plans to revamp the World Rally Championship licence into a new annual games franchise, MCV can reveal. And the firm has set its sights on challenging Codemasters’ recent success with fellow racer Dirt 2. Black Bean has signed up the licence on an initial three year deal, …

To many developers use digital channels as a dumping ground, says Frontier founder

The once-unlikely jewel in the WiiWare launch crown is back for round two.