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Ahead of tomorrow’s Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft has spoken of its partnership with acclaimed Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest publisher Square Enix which will see the two showcase product side-by-side at the event. Microsoft sees its close ties with Square Enix as key to future success in the Japanese games …

Pixel Mine's tool brings Visual Studio look and functionality to UnrealScript coding

Less than a week after the new Wii Speak Channel and solo hardware bundle was announced , Nintendo has announced that both will be arriving in Europe on December 5th. Wii Speak allows users to chat to other players on their friends list both through the dedicated Wii channel and …

Sainsbury’s revealed strong sales growth in the face of difficult trading conditions in its second quarter trading statement. Total sales for Q2 were up 8.4 per cent (or 5.3 per cent excluding fuel), with the grocer citing non-food ranges a major factor in fuelling growth. Like-for-like sales for Q2 were …

Asset management system aims to tie content pipeline together

The High School Musical circus has come to town, as fans brace themselves for the UK premiere of the third movie tonight – and the inevitable gaming spin-off (and Christmas No.1 contender) from Disney. For the full story, visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz.

Former Fallout 1&2 designer/producer promoted to lead Californian team

Free web MMO played in '150 countries'

Popular mobile handset has already broken year's sales targets earlier than expected, claim reports

With FIFA 09 likely to top the charts for quite some time (well, at least until October 24th) it’s not surprising to see that most publishers have shied away from unleashing their big releases this week. One notable exception is Fracture, LucasArts’ first original IP in quite some time. On …