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Australian indie outfit joins Sony's Minis movement with four new titles

MCV can reveal that the company formerly known at Midway Games Europe has been reborn following its management buyout – and is now trading under the resurrected Tradewest Games label. As we confirmed this morning, the MBO by former Midway Europe boss Martin Spiess is complete. And as part of …

Celebrated columnist and critic Charlie Brooker has revealed that his highly-anticipated Gameswipe TV show will be a 50 minute one-off special. Fans were hoping that Brooker was to create a full series dedicated to games, following success with TV review show Screenwipe and current affairs programme Newswipe. Writing on Twitter …

Two months ago MTV appointed THQ and Disney vet Scott Guthrie as head of its Games division, which includes the Rock Band brand. Here, in his first interview since taking the post, he talks to Michael French about MTV Games’ wider strategy, the power of DLC, and a little game …

Alongside the confirmation that Final Fantasy XIII is to be released simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe next Spring, the game’s producer Yoshinori Kitase has also confirmed that the 360 SKU will ship on multiple DVDs – most likely three. This is not the final count as we’re …

Yoshinori Kitase, the producer of Square Enix’s upcoming RPG sensation Final Fantasy XIII, has stated that the game will be released simultaneously on both PS3 and Xbox 360 in Europe. Furthermore, he dated its arrival for spring next year. We don’t have the actual month down yet, but in Japan …

THQ is to publish Focus Home Interactive’s fantasy-themed football strategy game Blood Bowl on September 18th. The game is based on a tabletop board game created by Games Workshop, which sells Warhammer products. It mixes turn-based strategy with football, pitting teams of fantasy creatures, such as orcs and goblins, against …

MTV has revealed plans to challenge Activision’s goliath Guitar Hero franchise this Christmas by pushing Rock Band to new audiences – something MCV’s predicted Singstar-branded mic pack would certainly offer. In his first interview since taking over, new MTV Games VP Scott Guthrie explained the firm’s strategy for retail and …

Canadian iPhone developer Frima strikes deal with Sony for PSPgo game

Eidos has unveiled plans for the promotional blitz backing upcoming kids title Mini Ninjas. The IO Interactive action adventure is due for release on September 11th, and has already been backed by a summer pre-awareness campaign, including 60-second cinema ads in front of family movies and dedicated TV sponsorship. This …