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Three titles announced, plus plans for apps and Xbox Live integration

A SingStar-branded PS3 SKU of EA’s The Beatles game, as exclusively revealed by MCV last month, has officially been confirmed for retail. MTV itself moved to rubbish the claims just 24 hours after MCV broke the shock news, but now Kotaku has got the first pics of the upcoming PS3 …

Despite charting at number four in the UK Charts this week behind fierce rival Guitar Hero 5, EA’s The Beatles: Rock Band has so far exceeded the sales expectations of developer Harmonix’s parent company Viacom. It’s been terrific,” Viacom CEO Philleppe Dauman told investors in a conference call, according to …

Activision Blizzard, Sony Online Entertainment and Turbine in new PalTalk lawsuit

MCV understands that Nintendo’s unique tie-up with Ant and Dec includes an agreement for the pair’s likeness to be used in future games from the platform holder. Ant and Dec have given the thumbs up to being involved with Nintendo at a development stage, increasing their involvement with the firm …

Rick Gibson turns his eye to the social network games specialist

Nintendo UK is banking on its biggest ever Christmas campaign to see off the threat from a freshly-discounted Xbox 360 and PS3 this Q4. The platform holder has signed family TV favourites Ant and Dec to head up its Christmas campaign and future marketing endeavours, MCV can reveal. Sources close …

Following yesterday’s Modern Warfare 2 bundle announcement, Microsoft has revealed a second 250GB special edition console – this time for its highly anticipated racer, Forza 3. This Forza Motorsport 3 Super Elite Bundle will be racing to all UK stores on October 23rd, and comes with the aforementioned 250GB hard …

Bite-sized PSP games get feature cuts to allow â??3-5 day QA processâ?

Microsoft has told MCV it believes that an exclusive beta key for Halo Reach will entice 360 owners to purchase Halo: ODST next week. The FPS title is released on September 22nd in Europe, and offers players a chance to experience Halo: Reach – which isn’t released until next year …