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The reign of Wii Sports Resort has ground to a halt earlier than expected at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 with Codemasters’ Ashes 2009 stumping Nintendo’s title after its first weekend of release. In doing so Codemasters becomes the first UK publisher to claim the …

Nintendo has published Satoru Iwata’s QA session with journalists at a recent investor briefing. MCV has split the press conference into three digestable sections, focused on the following topics: Part 1: Sales and projections Part 2: New hardware, new peripheralsPart 3:Non-gamers and production Isn’t it becoming harder to get "the …

Source alleges that Atomic Games is â??basically deadâ?? as publishers turn away from its Iraqi War title

A new filing with the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed more details on the slow collapse of Midway – and shows that the UK office has been bought for what amounts to less than 50 pence. Midway’s managing director for Europe Martin Spiess has negotiated the bargain deal, …

At least 40 out of 100 jobs saved in assets swoop

The start of the new football season is nearly upon us – and MCV is celebrating by giving away a special FIFA 10 Premiership fixtures guide to download and flick through online. By October, of course, for most of us, the initial hope for our teams will have been ground …

Microsoft has announced Xbox 360 owners in the United States can now use PayPal to purchase content on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The online payment service can now be used to buy Microsoft Points through Xbox.com, according to Microsoft mascot Major Nelson. Users simply login and associate their PayPal information …

Nintendo has confirmed that its high-profile Wii MotionPlus debutant Wii Sports Resort has sold over 600,000 copies in Europe since its High Street debut on July 24th. The game is currently enjoying its second week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, having improved upon its …

GameStop has hired Chris Petrovic as general manager of digital media. In his new role, Petrovic is tasked with driving digital sales and overseeing the growth and acquisition of digital platforms. As the digital world of gaming and entertainment evolves, GameStop is well positioned to do what it does best …

After months of legal conflicts, and even a public war of words with Activision, Numark and Genius Products are ready to announce which developer has been enlisted to finish out Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.

 Commotion Interactive, the music arm of Toronto-based Bedlam Games, is expected to finish developing Scratch by …