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'09 outing of Microsoft's developer event moved based on 'feedback from partners'

Court ruling suggests 200 employees unpaid at Utah studio

Next week, key representatives from the 3D graphics community will convene in Monaco for the 2009 Imagina conference. We caught up with Laurent Puons, director general of the event, to find out moreâ?¦

In 50 years of business, Japanese firm Sega has been an ever-transforming presence in the global games industry â?? and its operation in Europe has been no different.

Finishing off our week-long look into London's most prominant developers, we bring you a guide to six of the best

The MCV Awards ’09 will take place on Thursday, April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London. And you now have just one month to help us decide who makes the shortlist. By lobbying the MCV team, you can nominate yourself or another oustanding individual or company which has gone …

Games made up 21 per cent of the record revenues taken by HMV in its ‘best ever Christmas’, MCV can reveal. As revealed by Mcvuk.com last week (14/01/09), the retailer defied the odds on the High Street to pull off its biggest ever Christmas – enjoying a three per cent …

The planned UK invasion by Best Buy continues this week, as the firm finalises its games team. Former GAME exec Marc Spence has joined the US electronics retailer as head of domain for entertainment, where he will cover all games systems and console software. Spence joins from Home Retail Group, …

Capital city offers savings despite credit crunch

Current business-university connections are 'wide-ranging' but 'need to be developed further'