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Tabula Rasa team to be 'scaled back' as failed MMO ceases service in February 2009

Firelight reduces price to $500 per title to reflect 'budget nature of iPhone development'

Northwest Vision and Media to be joined by Sony in presentation about PSN indie game development

Ex-Blizzard man Kevin Beardslee joins writer Peter Egan at MMO and TV outfit

Time-limited offer sees Aristen's effects tech for just the price of service contract

MCV has named its ‘fantasy publisher’ – featuring the names of all of the people we’d handpick to work for us… should money, loyalty and reality not be any obstacle. Part one is our global line-up, headed up by Ken Kutaragi, which you can read here. This is followed by …

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King sold 2.8 million copies within 24 hours, the publisher revealed. Wrath of the Lich King beat sales for last year’s WoW expansion The Burning Crusade, which managed 2.4 millions sales in 24 hours in January. Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime …

Mobile developer releases three titles for Google platform

General Manager: David Yarnton, NintendoFor the top, we go Down Under. With all Nintendo’s recent success, cynicism dictates that it should be easy to sneer at their UK boss. However, Yarnton’s infective cheer, enviable experience and hugely respected standing ensures this would never happen; all qualities we’d adore having at …

European MD: Chris Deering (Codemasters)If Ken Kutaragi (our worldwide chairman) is the global ‘Father of PlayStation’, then Chris Deering is most certainly its cool uncle. It’s little wonder we picked him as an MCV Legend. Put simply, PSOne and PS2 share an installed base of over 40 million in PAL …