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After a record-breaking first weekend in the UK , EA has confirmed that FIFA 09 has hit 1.2 million sales in Europe after less than a week on sale. The achievement makes it the fastest start in the history of the award winning franchise. "FIFA 09’s great kick off is …

UK publisher and developer Codemasters has confirmed that its latest expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online, named Mines of Moria, will be released in both Europe and America on November 18th. The firm has also announced a number of pre-order incentives for Turbine’s expansion, including the chance to …

Gamescom, the major new name in the video games industry’s event calendar for 2009, has signed up as a Silver Sponsor for next week’s Games Media Awards. Gamescom will take place in Cologne from September 9th-13th, with a trade day on the 9th. It has already received an enthusiastic reception …

The industry was rocked by heavy discounting this week, as High Street giants GAME and Gamestation joined independent retailers in buying extra stock from supermarkets. The latest round of price slashing kicked off at Sainsbury’s over the weekend, with the retailer cutting 30 off the price of Xbox 360 and …

Sega's Football Manager studio to use Steamworks Services for retail and download games

Toy giant Tomy Corporation is to publish its own video games in North America and Europe this month. Visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz for the full story.

New titles for new platforms on show at B2B event in Lyon

Japan to see simultaneous UMD and PlayStation Store releases of new handheld titles

SPECIAL REPORT: Apple tells Develop that its digitial download service can boost gaming

Italian studio licenses classic property for Wii/PC/PS3/360 game and now seeks publishing deal