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System 3 has released three digital titles for PSP to coincide with this week’s PSPgo launch. Impossible Mission, Gottlieb Pinball Classics and Super Fruitfall are now all available to download from the PlayStation Network. System 3 COO Mark Cale said: Obviously there is going to be a huge groundswell of …

PlayV has announced a new partnership with German publisher S.A.D that will see the UK distributor handle the company’s titles when they are released on UK shores. The first titles to be included in the new deal are S.A.D’s PurpleHills range, a selection of casual games that have become popular …

Digital download market leader Steam has told MCV that it will not release its sales data to chart companies – and that an official downloads ranking is not important. It is rumoured that parent company Valve’s secrecy over sales data is the final obstacle for companies such as GfK-ChartTrack and …

Publisher Sega has predicted that the upcoming Football Manager 2010 will be the biggest PC release of Q4. The game is the latest in the long-running Sports Interactive franchise and is due for release on PC on October 30th. And in anticipation of its arrival, Sega has prepared an extensive …

FIFA 10 has shattered records and become the fastest selling sports game ever. The game sold 1.7 million copies across Europe since launching last week, also making the biggest European launch in Electronic Arts’ history. We’re confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe …

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Sony UK has confirmed that a Tekken 6 bundle for the PS3 will not be heading to UK shelves. Dutch gaming site NextGamer reported a new SKU featuring a 250GB PS3 Slim and a copy of Namco Bandai’s Tekken 6 would be heading to Europe in December. However, a Sony …

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed the DSi has shifted more than 2.2 million units in North America alone. In an interview with CNBC, the Nintendo exec praised the strong performance of the new handheld, expecting this success to continue in the upcoming holiday season. Fils-Aime also discussed …

This month’s London Games Conference will serve as a rude awakening to the games industry. Speakers attending the October 27th event (tickets for which are available by mailing here) have already revealed to MCV key issues that they plan to address. They say that almost half the industry – around …