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Once touted as Xbox 360’s answer to Sony’s popular Buzz! quiz game series, publisher Warner Bros has announced a brand new entry in the Scene It? series – as well as debut releases on both PS3 and Wii. In addition, Scene It? IP owner Screenlife has signed a global deal …

Accessories specialists Pinpoint Consumer Electronics has announced two new products in time for the busy final quarter of the year. Both under the Nyko label, the Metal Pedal and Wii Wand will be released in stores over the coming months. The Metal Pedal is compatible with all drum controllers for …

Disc repair specialist TDR is inviting MCV readers to make them an offer for any disc repair machine in their range. As long as the offer is not too low, retailers can grab themselves a machine such as the Disc-Go-Devil, the TDR Compact Plus or the Elite 60 for a …

Shanghai event unveils details of expert panel

Sega has vowed to plough on with its strategy of creating adult games for Wii – despite the commercial failure of MadWorld earlier this year. The Platinum Games-developed title did not make an impact on the UK and US charts, but won critical praise and heavy marketing support. However, Sega …

Masaya Matsuura to deliver BAFTA Vision Statement at game festival

Mad Catz has announced a new partnership with Nintendo of America to produce officially licensed accessories for the company’s various platforms. Under the new agreement, the peripherals vendors will be able to develop and market a range of products for Wii, DS and DSi. These will then be distributed throughout …

Nintendo is preparing one of its biggest marketing campaigns of 2009 for Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, which it is confident will also increase sales of the original title in the series. A heavyweight TV campaign that will air in two bursts is the main focus. Firstly, ads will run …

Milan event for studios back next month

A new study from SquareTrade claims that the Nintendo Wii is by far and away the most reliable console in the current generation of machine – and Xbox 360 is unsurprisingly named as the most prone to failure. The report, named Game Console Failure Rates, claims that just 2.7 per …