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UK's largest independent studio joins trade body

Organisers of the Movie Comic Media Expo have told MCV that the show will see some 35,000 people attend its two-day London games, movies and comic event. Taking place next month on May 23rd and 24th, the expo targets a core young adult audience of 14 to 24 year-old male …

Popular cross-platform network SDK looks to support small studios and hobbyists

Chinese and Scottish establishments look to further grow games education skills

Summit to look at process from programming and community management perspective

Wii Fit has become Nintendo’s longest serving ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats No. 1, with a total of 11 weeks at the top. The fitness title surpasses Nintendo’s previous record-holder, Pokmon Yellow, which enjoyed ten weeks at No. 1 back in 2000. Wii Fit has also managed to hold off competition …

SPECIAL REPORT: New Chinatown Wars feature sees mini-game feed into new DS title

Nintendo UK has confirmed to MCV that Wii Sports Resort – the sequel to the original Wii Sports game – will be hitting the UK in July. The title will be released in Japan in June, and will follow in other global territories a month later. It is believed that …

Is the daily workload leaving you in search of new challenges? Do you yearn for a change of scenery, be it a new studio or a more significant relocation? The MCV jobs board is the perfect place to seek out such opportunities, allowing you to browse a wide array of …

Check out the latest additions to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for a guide to some of the most promising releases over the next few months. This week, we get to grips with Activision Blizzard’s X-Men: Origins: Wolverine, which leads the newest batch of previews. To browse these articles, click …