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Boom Blox designer Robin Hunicke joins Flow and Flower team ThatGameCompany

More people in America play video games than go to the cinema, according to a recent survey carried out by the NPD group. Around two-thirds (63 per cent) of North Americans have played a game in the past six months, whereas only 53 per cent have gone to the movies …

Two-day event to discuss a broad range of topics from sexuality and ethnicity in videogames to sound design

Sega has announced gameplay details for its highly anticipated Aliens vs. Predator game, which is scheduled for release in early 2010. The game lets players take control of either an Alien, Predator or Marine, with distinct campaigns that interweave with each other. Gamers can then take any of the races …

Portuguese studio signs deal to publish casual game

Speaking to MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz, the business development director of Strawdog Studios Dan Marchant has stated that the triple-A games development model is not as appealing to the wider development industry as it once was. I am sure the idea of developing a triple-A game is appealing to many …

Ubisoft has come good on its promise to make an eye-catching splash in the sports genre – with a new football title on Wii. MCV can reveal that Academy Of Champions will be targeted at a young male and family audience when it is released later this year. The game, …

Japanese developers not flying to E3; Sony and Nintendo's Far Eastern staff still attending

The country’s leading indies plan to expand their ranges and open new stores in a bid to defy the recession and capitalise on the demise of Woolworths. Grainger Games continues its rapid expansion this month as it prepares to open its 22nd store, while secondhand specialist Game Player is about …

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