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Russian outfit to be re-branded as 1C-Avalon; top quality development output pledged

Sony has finalised its Q4 release schedule for PS3 and PS2, and has set tentative dates for its PSP line-up, MCV can reveal. Joining a host of major releases on November 14th is SingStar ABBA for PS2 and PS3 and SingStar Vol 3 for PS3. The platform holder has also …

Nintendo’s head developer and all-round industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted that he believes there were problems with Wii launch title Zelda: Twilight Princess, whilst also confirming that he’s producing Nintendo’s recently announced Punch Out. Head over to MCV’s sister-site Develop for the full story.

Also confirms he is the producer of upcoming Punch Out game; admits love for Portal

Following a number of rumours overnight, it has been confirmed that EA and Apple Corp have penned a deal that will see music from The Beatles appear in Rock Band. The official announcement is expected at 2:00pm today, and is likely to take the form of paid-for downloadable content. The …

Existing code 'freezing up' on new model, says report

The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena has become the latest title to be snapped up after suffering at the hands of the Activision-Blizzard merger – and it’s Atari once again doing the honours . Having allegedly already snapped up the rights to publish Ghostbusters next year, Atari has now acquired …

What do you feel are the key first party products for Nintendo this Christmas period? In terms of key new releases on DS we have Professor Layton and the Curious Village and on Wii, Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City. That’s not to mention some of …

Platform holder Nintendo has promised to bring more Wii and DS stock into the UK this Christmas than ever before, to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand. The firm has told MCV that console production is at its highest level in the company’s history, with Wii sales up 76 per cent and …

The future of Facebook as a viable, and more importantly profitable, platform for gaming has been drawn into question after the developers of one popular title suffered a scathing attack from fans after introducing micropayments. PackRat sees gamers receive a number of cards, with additional cards being acquired by stealing …