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Upcoming titles from French publisher Nobilis will arrive in the UK through Oxygen, MCV can reveal. The new distribution deal will see Safari’Wii and Music hit UK shelves this autumn, while Nobilis will also launch a number of Oxygen titles in France this Christmas. We are extremely pleased to be …

The latest TNS data shows that gamers aged between 25 and 34 years old spend the most money on games in the UK. This age bracket boasts the biggest share in terms of money spent with 30.9 per cent. Meanwhile, under 20s represent just 14.7 per cent. Males still invest …

EB Games in Australia will not be stocking PSPgo consoles, Kotaku is reporting. The website has contacted EB stores across the country, and each one confirming that the machine is not on their system. The format has been controversial for retail due to its digital-only model, which means stores are …

Fourth annual GameCity to host comprehensive Elite tour

The Government is keen to implement a 6 annual tax on households for broadband before the next election, a prominent Minister has revealed. Stephen Timms, the Treasury Minister in charge of managing Labour’s Digital Britain plans, said today that a 50p a month levy on all UK phone lines will …

Developers RedLynx sees 300,000 sales of XBLA title Trials HD

Final list of speakers announced for MIGS, with only four days remaining for earlybird discount

A retail source has told MCV that the UK will shortly unveil a brand new Wii hardware SKU that will replace the current bundle incorporating Wii Sports. The source has not, however, been lead to believe that the new bundle will be any cheaper than the current offering, meaning that …

Namco Bandai has told MCV its will spend in excess of 1 million on marketing for its upcoming beat-‘em-up, Tekken 6. The company has prepared an extensive campaign, incorporating print, online and TV advertising, as well as the use of social media and sampling to drive sales for the game …

Though Nintendo remains stoically quiet on the subject, the industry is preparing for the anticipated announcement of a Wii price cut very shortly – but question marks remains concerning the platform holder’s UK intentions. Further evidence of a North American price cut emerged overnight with tech blog Engadget claiming to …