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The official video skit for last week’s MCV Awards 2009 has proved a real hit online, with the upload currently nearing the 5,000 views mark on YouTube. The sequence includes appearances from many top UK games executives, including David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael Rawlinson (ELSPA), John Clark (Sega), Martyn Gibbs (Gamestation) …

Tickets for Cologne-based games trade show Gamescom have gone on sale today. To buy tickets, trade execs should visit the Gamescom website. E-Tickets can be printed out, allowing execs to bypass queues at the event. The tickets give holders free travel on the transport networks in and around Cologne of …

Saber Interactive talks of â??large-scale destruction sequencesâ?? as it licences the tool for several upcoming titles

Gameloft has posted consolidated revenue of 30.8 million euros for the first quarter of 2009, up 22 per cent year-on-year. Europe accounted for 35 per cent of revenue, North America 37 per cent and RoW 29 per cent. In terms of platform, 94 per cent of revenue came from mobile …

The rumour mill has not been shy of hurling around random speculation relating to Sony’s E3 PSP redesign reveal, but an interesting titbit has emerged regarding Sony’s branding of the new device which, if sources are to be believed, will be called the PSP Go!.1UP reports that the Go! moniker …

"I moved out of the core games industry five years ago, into the mobile space with iPlay – and I returned in 2008 with Microsoft. It’s been very interesting to see what’s changed. The industry’s enjoyed tremendous growth across Europe – we’re at about $15 billion revenue depending on whose …

Sony has fired criticisms at a new government initiative which aims to help businesses cope with credit problems. In a contentiousbudget report last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling unveiled a credit insurance scheme which aims to support businesses if their credit insurance cover is reduced. Sony’s UK managing …

MotorStorm, LittleBigPlanet, Assassins Creed, Rock Band – 2009 is already promising to be a big year for PSP, and now another major franchise has announced its intentions to hit the handheld this year. Namco Bandai has confirmed that as well as Xbox 360 and PS3 outings for Tekken 6 this …

A spokesperson for Capcom Europe has confirmed to MCV that it will be publishing Fate/Unlimited Codes on the PlayStation Network in Europe and, as with the US, it will come at the expense of a UMD release. Regarding future PSP plans and the long-expected industry-wide move from disc media to …

Entertainment chain HMV is projecting fiscal year profits will meet high-end market expectations, as annual and quarterly sales saw encouraging gains. The retailer said that like-for-like sales across its fleet of stores in the UK and Ireland were up 4.3 per cent for the sixteen weeks ended April 25, resulting …