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Video games distributor Pinnacle Software and parent Pinnacle Entertainment have today lapsed into administration, MCV has learnt. The company’s bosses were told the news this morning, and are currently in emergency meetings. After being set up by MD Peter Sleeman back in 1992, Pinnacle Software went on to create the …

Exit Gamesâ?? online multiplayer SDK now works with Googleâ??s mobile platform

Self titled ‘conservative Christian’ Florida-based investment firm The Timothy Plan has published a Christmas shopping guide for parents that is designed to alert them to potentially offensive content in many games currently on the market. Whilst the appearance of titles such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Silent Hill: Homecoming, No …

Convenience is coming in ahead of lower prices” this Christmas according to market researchers at Ivobank. Consumers were surveyed ahead of the frantic buying season and the verdict was returned that as many as 88 per cent (29.09 million people) confirmed they plan to buy at least one Christmas gift …

In a recent airing of the long running American television news magazine 60 Seconds, Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps was profiled, revealing the news that he is to be the subject of a video game. While no other details of the title have been revealed, Phelps, who smashed …

Technology firm Pioneer has confirmed that its 16-layer Blu-ray disc, which boasts a storage capacity of 400GB, is heading into production – and more importantly, it will be compatible with current Blu-ray players such as the PS3. Existing single layer discs boast 25GB of space, and 50GB duel-layer discs are …

Second annual development contest offers thousands of dollars in prizes

Red Bull has become the first brand to secure a presence in PlayStation Home, and plans to build a tropical island featuring an aeroplane racing game based on the firm’s real world Red Bull Air Race series. For the complete story, click here to visit MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz.

Atari has announced it will be publishing Namco’s Tekken 6 in Europe next autumn. The release date was one of a number of announcements revealed at the publisher’s event yesterday in London. Tekken 6 will be the first in the series to be released across multiple platforms, ending its 14 …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has confirmed that its latest internal redesign of the Xbox 360 is upon us, and that it does indeed boast 256MB of internal memory inside the unit. Speaking to 360Fanboy, a Microsoft spokesperson stated: We are constantly updating the console’s more than 1700 internal components. …