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Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has cut the price of Gold membership to its Xbox Live service in both Europe and North America in what it is describing as a limited time” deal The North American price has dropped from $49.99 to $39.99 whilst the UK price has fallen 5 …

Fresh details on unnamed game from Parisian developer, and more on Adrift

Nintendo has told MCV that it will "let the market decide" whether or not to phase out the DS Lite following DSi’s launch. In an exclusive guide to the new system, we asked Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton if the company was looking to end DS Lite’s presence in …

With French independent Dontnod preparing to announce a new title, we spoke to Oskar Guilbert, the studioâ??s managing director, producer and technical director.

BETTER SOUNDThe device has enhanced sound and volume quality for those using either headphones or playing with audio for all to hear. Users can also use the DSi as a music playback device – although it supports AAC files rather than MP3s. The DSi Sound software (for more details see …

INCLUDING THE Game Boy and its various iterations, from the 1989 Game Boy through the GBA right up to the DS Lite, the Nintendo DSi is the tenth upgrade for the format-holder’s line of domineering games handhelds. But that doesn’t mean this latest version, which hits the UK in April, …

NEW WII RPG Little King’s Story arrival on April 24th is a rare thing – a Japanese-developed game that launches in Europe before being released in its home territory. Dubbed by the publisher as ‘one of the first new IPs of 2009′ the game is now being backed up with …

While the firm is enjoying its first UK number one for two years, MCV can reveal that Sony’s PSP and PS3 formats have passed key sales milestones in the territory as well. The PlayStation 3 has now sold over two million units in the country with PSP now at three …

RETAIL BIZ: Capcom’s highly-anticipated horror title, Resident Evil 5, has topped ShopTo.net’s pre-order charts. The list places the PS3 edition ahead of its 360 rival, with Socom U.S. Navy Seals – Confrontation on PS3 coming in second place. For MCV’s other useful retail resources, check out our Retail Biz section …

Activision’s president and CEO of publishing Mike Griffith has stated that the global economic crisis, and more importantly resulting deflated company values, could pave the way for his firm making further acquisitions. Griffith told Bloomberg: The combination of Activision holding a fair amount of cash and presumably prices being depressed, …