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With a new name and a wealth of recently announced software, Tecmo Koei is preparing to dramatically increase its presence in the West. Christopher Dring speaks to Koei CEO Kenji Matsubara on the merger and the publisher’s plans for Europe and the US… What was behind the decision for Koei …

Nintendo’s Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training has seen its total UK sales surpass 3m, making it the most popular game ever in this country. The game itself finished seventh in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack’s H1 2009 UK sales chart. The full story is over on CasualGaming.biz – click here to take a …

Wii Sports is a gaming phenomenon – so it’s little wonder that the retail world has been waiting for a sequel with baited breath. This week, MCV take a special first look at Wii Sports Resort – and Nintendo’s plans for the trade. We reveal both behind-the-scenes information about the …

ELSPA and GfK-ChartTrack have this morning released UK video game sales results for the first half of 2009 And thanks to Nintendo the numbers show that family games and educational titles are currently the most popular genre in the country. Nintendo’s Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii titles …

Xbox Indie Games, PlayStation 3 and Larabee sessions added to the roster

New version offers up to 40 per cent performance improvement

Gears of War creator makes heavy hints about future Epic titles

The long-awaited arrival of Final Fantasy XIII may still be some way off, but fans of Square Enix’s popular series will be able to get their teeth stuck into a brand new outing in the shape of Dissidia Final Fantasy this September. The PSP-only title boasts the largest ever cast …

Ubisoft has joined forces with customer care experts RightNow to provide a new service to support its gamers. The publisher’s new phone self-service channel boasts an interactive voice response software that interacts with customers using prompts and speech recognition technology. The service gathers information from the caller and uses it …

Artificial Technology secures second round of funding ahead of new engine reveal at GamesCom