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Splinter Cell Conviction and Red Steel 2, whose releases were previously planned for Ubisoft’s third fiscal quarter, will now be released in the fourth fiscal quarter – which means an early 2010 release. Ghost Recon and I am Alive, which were previously scheduled for release in the fourth fiscal quarter, …

Certain publishers continue to dodge paying royalties, claims Icon Games

Gaikai co-founder David Perry reveals his ambition to take Gaikai to consoles

David Perry walks through the formation of Gaikai, and reveals his ideas for its future

Ubsioft has reported that sales for the first quarter of 2009-10 came to €83 million, down 50.6 per cent (or 50.8% at constant exchange rates) compared with the €169 million recorded for the same period of 2008-09. First-quarter sales for 2009-10 came in 12.6 per cent below the company’s guidance …

Konami to display Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, PES 2010 and a new Castlevania title

Why UK dev Icon Games is moving to self-publishing




As another month draws to a close, it’s easy to loose track of the various conferences, expos and consumer shows. For that reason, to keep you abreast of all the essential diary dates, MCV bring’s you a round up of the forthcoming events and conferences. Keep an eye out on …

DSGi is to step up of its renewal and transformation programme with 120 stores to be refitted by the end of 2009. According to Mobile Today, around 120 stores will be refurbished throughout its portfolio under the ‘Get Connected’ theme, with 15 of those expected to be Currys.digital outlets. The …

Namco Bandai Partners has announced that Ghostbusters will arrive in Europe on October 26th for Xbox 360, DS, PC and Wii. The titles were originally scheduled for release in June, before Sony secured publishing rights for the PlayStation games – forcing the other SKUs to get pushed back. Ghostbusters was …