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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 …

GAMES CONNECTION – 01895 422322Games Connection in West Drayton is carefully managed by Av Kandola, and stocks both the latest titles, retro classics as well as pre-owned games, consoles, accessories and DVDs. The store boasts a competitive part-exchange offer and a staff of hardcore gamers, who are more than happy …

1UP Games1UP Games has quickly become an established independent store in Edinburgh since it opened in 2007. The outlet boasts a recently expanded ‘living room’ area, where gamers can sit on a couch and play the latest games on a large projector screen. The firm stocks the usual used and …

2009 is looking to be a big year for Sony’s once written off PSP, and ahead of the announcement of a redesigned unit at E3 next month Sony has revealed a new marketing drive aimed squarely at the 8-15 year old market. PSP is going for a younger market, which …

Metal Gear maestro wants to stick to bigger projects and cutting-edge tech

Leading TV production company Endemol has teamed up with publisher Mindscape to release a game based on popular daytime TV cookery show Ready Steady Cook on Wii and DS on July 3rd. We’re delighted to be working with Mindscape to bring one of the UK’s best loved cooking shows onto …

Collaboration with 3d-for-games.com looks to educate wannabe artists

Supermarket behemoth Asda has cut the price of Nintendo’s Wii to 145. The promotion is set to run from today (Wednesday May 20th) to Sunday May 24th, and includes the console, Wii Sports, and controllers. The console is also available from Asda Direct for the same price. Asda’s games buying …