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Keynote sees production director joins Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce

Emergentâ??s LightSpeed platform incorporates the XaitEngine to provide â??all the tools you needâ??



Xboxâ??s new European developer account manager team in focus

Sega has lifted the lid on a brand new instalment to its popular Monkey Ball franchise – brand new Wii title Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll.

 More or less nothing is known of the game as of yet, though the publisher promises fresh information the coming weeks. We do …

Rob Bridgett talks Swordfishâ??s curious collaborationâ?¦

Classic IP from defunct UK studio Bullfrog may be next in line for a next-gen re-release. That’s according to Harvey Elliott, head of EA’s UK-based Bright Light studio. Speaking to Videogamer, Elliot said If I’m making a new [Bullfrog Game] it’s got to be special to stand up there. It’s …

Almost all 2009 releases on Wii have been outsold in the States by games launched in previous years, with only EA Sports Active standing tall. The latest NPD data, analysed by Gamasutra, shows that EA’s new fitness game is the only title in the top five best-selling Wii games of …

Relentlessâ?? David Amor discusses the upcoming PSN title, Blue Toad Murder Files...

Publisher EA has confirmed that its curious WWII based action title The Saboteur will be released in Europe on December 4th, with a North American release following on December 8th. The game, which is being developed by Mercenaries and Star Wars Battlefront studio Pandemic, is a visually distinctive take on …

Shiny Media, once one of the leading figures in the new media digital content movement, has entered administration – though rumours suggest that new owners may already be in place.

 MCV can confirm the news first Tweeted by co-founder and current Shiny freelancer Katie Lee, who stated earlier today that:

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