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UK chain John Lewis is looking to snare mainstream gamers with new DS accessories from leading fashion design firm Cath Kidston. Venom has created the products for the retailer, and the Cath Kidston DS Console Case has been selected by John Lewis as one of its ‘100 Top Gifts for …

Development legend Archer Maclean has told MCV publishers have become reluctant to invest in new and innovative ideas. Maclean’s new futuristic racing title for Wii, Wheelspin, will be released through Bethesda in November. Discussing his future projects, he told MCV: I’ve got one or two ideas I’m playing around with, …

Licensing agencies handling the Monty Python and Shoot brands are looking to extend these properties into the video game space, MCV can reveal. Monty Python celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and the agency PPC Enterprises is looking to create digital mini-games based on the IP. Meanwhile, the Consumer Products …

In what has become an annual ritual at UK retail, this Friday’s release of FIFA 10 looks likely to spark a fierce price war at the nation’s supermarkets. Though we’ve yet to receive final confirmation from any individual chain, reports are suggesting that Tesco will be selling the Xbox 360 …

Esteemed developer celebrates twenty years in the game sector - by reliving failed attempts at getting a foot in the door

With the launch of the PSPgo just two days away now, developer Subatomic Studios has confirmed that its tower defence title Fieldrunners – which has already enjoyed huge success on iPhone – will be a launch title on Sony’s PSP Minis digital delivery service. There’s lots more information on this …

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Microsoft’s interesting experiment in episodic content has officially kicked off with the release of Fable II Episode 1 on Xbox Live. The 2GB free download offers gamers a sizable chunk of Lionhead’s title for nothing. The idea is that gamers will like what they see and then shell out real …

It was an interesting idea on paper but in reality Uncharted 2’s integrated Twitter functionality became very irksome very quickly – and developer Naughty Dog has responded by temporarily disabling the functionality. Anyone with either developers of journalists on their Twitter feed may well have seen an eruption of updates …

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