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Despite the popularity of the Wii and DS leading Microsoft and Sony to expand their casual appeal, the games industry may have to depend on its more traditional ‘core’ market to surviving the economic crisis. A report from Associated Press states core gamers a proving crucial” to giving the industry …

Japanese developer and publisher Capcom is claiming that its recently released Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network title Street Fighter II HD has shattered both day one and week one sales records for a digital console title. To date the game has sold 250,000 copies. The firm also expects the …

One of the most cherished names in the arcade business is returning with news of a brand new title from Sega – OutRun Online Arcade, which is heading to both Sony’s PSN and Microsoft’s Xbox Live early next year. The full story’s on CasualGaming.biz – click here to take a …

Havok recently reached ten years of age, having been developing tools for a decade that have become integral to numerous companies, both inside the games industry, and increasingly, in fields like cinema and industrial simulation.

Atari has issued a statement saying that Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features over 11 hours of new content, six multiplayer modes and a completely re-made version of Escape From Butcher Bay. The publisher made the comments following confusion caused by an interview with Tigon Studios’ head of …

Following on from reports of a pending arrival for the long-awaited wireless microphones for Sony’s SingStar, SCEE has confirmed to MCV that an early 2009 arrival is indeed on the cards. An SCEE spokesperson stated: We are indeed currently testing wireless mics with our community. We haven’t actually announced the …

Strategy word game the first product built from Denkiâ??s new approach to development

New version optimises live editing and workflow pipeline

It’s already been a record-breaking year for video games sales in the UK, with unheard of Q1, Q2, and Q3 sales – and the market’s total value for the year has already beaten 2007’s value, MCV can reveal. The UK software market is on course to toast another record-breaking year, …

Having been initially touted as one of the killer features for the PS3 version of Sony’s hugely successful SingStar series, fans are still yet to see any sign of the new wireless microphones – until now, that it. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here for …