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Sony has announced MotorStorm: Arctic Edge will be released in the US on September 29th. The PSP debut for the first-party racing series will be available in UMD format and as a download via PlayStation Network and a voucher code on October 1st, coinciding with the launch of PSPgo. The …

Nintendo HAS hired Warner Bros’ anti-piracy boss to crush UK retailers that continue to sell DS piracy equipment. Neil Boyd, who leaves his role as Warner’s director of anti-piracy in Europe, this week warned stores that if they continue to stock R4 cartridges they face permanently damaging their relationship with Nintendo – …

A look over the All Points Bulletin developer's history

APB and Crackdown developer wants to have over 300 staff by end of year

Read the key issues outlined in Tiga's most comprehensive report yet

Today Tiga will submit its long-awaited report on how the UK could implement a tax credit system

MCV sister site Licensing.biz has published a full guide to next month’s Brand Licensing Europe event – available to view online or download to your desktop now. The 24-page publication provides an exhaustive round-up of what you can expect to see on the showfloor at Olympia from September 30th to …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has told MCV that reports claiming Twitter and Facebook access on Xbox 360 will be reserved for Gold members of Xbox Live only are incorrect. The belief stems from a footnote in this morning’s announcement of a price cut for the Xbox 360 Elite console …

Ahead of the release of Need for Speed: Shift on September 18th, publisher EA has teamed up with the UK’s leading games retailer GAME to run a nationwide competition that takes place in key GAME outlets. Kicking off on August 28th, heats will take place in 49 stores across the …

NEoN 09 to unite Tayside area's creative industries