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The UK games market’s rising stars are set to battle it out for industry recognition, as MCV lines up its annual presentation of the top 30 hot shots aged under 30. The feature will once again highlight the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK …

EA has confirmed that its Be the One event will once again invade Trafalgar Square and act as a glitzy centrepiece to London Games Festival week. On October 31st and November 1st the public are invited to join the giant publisher to play some of its latest titles, with a …

Ahead of its European release this Friday, the first reviews of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 are in, and it seems that the Japanese developer’s latest has pleased its fans. CVG has scored the game 8.8/10, stating: Despite the lack of movement regarding the new modes, licenses and Master League …

‘England wonderboy Theo Walcott owes his Three Lions success to footie computer games.’ That’s according to the Daily Star, which today reports that the England star practises his skills on FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer when on tour with the national side – and that both games have improved his …

Global Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai has reiterated that the focus of PS3 is games – and demanded that PlayStation can’t allow Nintendo to run off alone”. Despite boasting of PS3’s Blu-Ray capability and processor power in the past, Hiari has once again said that the company’s focus for …

Hollywood funny man Dan Aykroyd has said that the Ghostbusters game will be published by Atari and will be out this time next year. Speaking with Dallas radio station 105.3 KLLI this morning, the Ghostbusters actor said that the game has been picked up by Atari following its dismissal from …

The first MCV PES Tournament of the season will take place at London’s Rex Bar on Thursday November 27th – and Konami is now inviting teams to sign up. Last year’s online Industry Rankings competition proved a huge hit, but this year it’s all about looking into the whites of …

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will be release in North America on November 16th and Europe on November 21st, Midway has announced. The title will feature iconic characters from the DC Universe, like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and The Joker, battling against MK icons Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, Sonya and …

Sony has told MCV that it has the range and breadth of titles to hit every part of the gaming market this Christmas – with the eagerly awaited LittleBigPlanet the key component. SCEE UK marketing manager Adam Boita said that the 3D platform title had convinced even the most cynical …

Sony will launch its Q4 marketing assault with a huge cinema ad campaign – and has told the trade to look out for a new range of bundles for PS3 and PSP in time for Christmas. Speaking exclusively to MCV, the software and hardware giant said it believed it had …