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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has extended its sponsorship deal with the UEFA Champions League until 2012, continuing the relationship that the two have enjoyed for nine years. The agreement covers the main tournament itself for a further three years and also the UEFA Super Cup for this year, next year …

UK Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw makes no mention of the BBFC in his Commons statement

Developer hard at work on its latest project as the studio seeks a buyer to rescue the company

â??Games are mostly action. Most focus on primal feelingsâ?

A new study from research firm In-Stat has claimed that games consoles will become the primary conduit for delivering internet television and videos to user’s TVs by 2013, bypassing media-centre PCs in the process. The research claims that 29 per cent of American 29-34 year olds already use consoles to …

Dutch publisher Playlogic is taking its products to new territories, thanks to a new distribution agreement with Koch Media. The deal marks a significant step forward in the evolution of Playlogic following the launch of a new North American publishing office and the recent announcement about its move into the …

Court papers expose one view of the Duke Nukem breakdown, alleging 3DR held an â??offshore accountâ?

D3P’s Real So So Bad took the top prize home at the MCV and Xbox 360 GamesFives home on Friday, winning an Xbox 360 for each member of the team. The side, which included PlayV’s Luiz Ferrera in goal, also picked up a 1,500 donation to a charity of their …

Publisher Ubisoft has announced that light-hearted brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Smash Up will be released for the Nintendo Wii on September 25th in the UK and Europe. The game, which is very much in the Super Smash Bros mould, allows four players to take each other on using a …

The UK’s biggest retailer Tesco has posted another strong set of numbers for the 13 weeks ending May 30th 2009 that show both domestic and international growth. Like-for-like UK sales for the period were up 4.3 per cent excluding petrol, with total growth reaching 9.3 per cent. Tesco’s non-food business …