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The uber-violent MadWorld will hit shelves on March 20th, MCV can reveal. The title, which is developed by Japanese studio Platinum Games, is targeting the elusive adult Wii market. And the game’s producer Atsushi Inaba is confident that MadWorld can plug a gap in the format’s release schedule. The Wii …

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Platinum Games, the developer set up by key members of Capcomâ??s Clover Studio, is set to launch its debut title MadWorld next month. Develop decided it was the perfect time to speak to the firmâ??s executive director Atsushi Inaba about the game and the challenges facing Japanese developers...

Thomas Wilson is the creative director on the video game that accompanies the release of Dreamworksâ?? forthcoming animated movie Monsters vs. Aliens. Develop caught up with Wilson as he visited the UK to promote the game.

It’s been a busy morning for early risers – Nintendo UK has confirmed the European roll out of the DSi, and MCV has the scoop on all the latest info. We’ve posted up a number of stories including the top line details, comments from Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton, …

ELSPA has appointed Michael Rawlinson to the position of director general, as current incumbent Paul Jackson steps aside into an advisory role. Rawlinson has been with ELSPA since 1999. He was appointed deputy director general in November 2001 and promoted to MD in 2006. Jackson joined as director general two …

Rockstar Games has told MCV that its upcoming Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is likely to see a significant boost when Nintendo launches the new DSi. Although the game is released two weeks before the DSi hits, Rockstar Games UK’s general manager told MCV that the new handheld’s launch buzz …

Not content with having already seriously grown the games market globally in the past few years, Nintendo is confident its new DSi handheld will fuel even more industry expansion. Today the format-holder announced the third-generation of the DS will arrive in Europe on April 3rd. The North American launch is …

Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton told MCV that retailers can expect a ‘consistent and steady’ flow of DSi stock once the machine arrives in April. This morning we revealed that the upgraded device will be available across Europe from April 3rd priced 149.99. The handheld will be available alongside …

The next generation of the Nintendo DS, the upgraded DSi device, will hit the UK and Europe on April 3rd. Arriving days before the release of the handheld in the US – which was confirmed yesterday for April 5th – the machine will be priced 149.99 in the UK. The …