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November 5th deadline for British Academy Video Games Awards nears

Were you surprised by your win? Steve Boxer: We’re all very chuffed to receive the vindication of being voted best newspaper for games coverage at the GMAs for the second year in succession: massive thanks to everybody who voted for us. Keith Stuart: We were delighted, but without sounding too …

Following the firm’s victory in the Golden Joysticks last week, Play.com has slashed the price of FIFA ’09 to 19.99 on Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The offer is part of the firm’s ‘Deal of the Day’ Christmas promotion, and is accompanied by several ‘Deals of the Week’, which …

Warrington-based Juice Games is set to cut around a third of staff, according to MCV sister-site Develop. Sources say the move has come about due to the imminent cancellation of a ‘high risk project’, and is part of moves to combat the worsening economic climate. To read the story in …

Bethesda can celebrate a wonderful debut in the world of European self-publishing now that it has been confirmed its 360, PS3 and PC outing Fallout 3 has shot straight to the top of Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week. It replaces Lionhead’s Fable II at number one, which …

Ride to Hell to take advantage of UK firm's real-time weather technology

In what is definitely the strongest week of new releases since MCV started doing this regular column, gamers and retail alike have an embarrassment of riches to look forward to this week – and they don’t even have to wait until Friday. That, of course, is thanks to the slightly …

Trade association secures funds for 36 per cent of British contingent

MTV is set to take a different approach to tacking the problem of copyright infringing user content by trailing a new system that will see offending material automatically updated with paid-for ads. Reuters reports that the trial, which uses technology from third party developer Auditude, is already underway on social …

With its stock plummeting 17 per cent on the back of its poor financial results , The Wall Street Journal is predicting that EA’s falling value could make it a target for acquisition – and it has fingered Disney as a possible suitor. EA is current worth around $7.3 billion …