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The anticipated Wii price cut has at last been made official, with drops for machine in both North America and Japan due to come into effect. As has been speculated, the price of the Wii in the US will drop from its current $249 to $199 from September 27th. In …

Sony talked up its line up of holiday releases, plus highlighted recent success for the PS3 and PSP hardware – and briefly showed off the upcoming Motion Controller – in its Tokyo Game Show keynote today. But there were no surprises or major announcements frm the format holder at Japan’s …

Capcom guru says new Microsoft controller will 'stir up our creative spirits'

Tokyo Game Show used to prove Microsoft has appeal with global studios

Electronic Arts shares jump following unsubstantiated talk of acquisition

If this morning’s news that Warner or Viacom might be interested in buying ailing publisher THQ, now rumours on the stock market are pegging EA as a potential acquisition target – from Microsoft. According to Reuters, shares in EA jumped over than 4 per cent to $19.36 today on as …

Former EA and 20th Century Fox marketing director Al King has made a return to the video games industry with Creative Partnership. The marketing firm specialises in creating movie trailers, and has hired King to head up an expansion of its service offering to include video games. Creative Partnership has …

Part One - Trials HD developer RedLynx discusses the physics of fun

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 …