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The organisers of Leipizg Games Convention have confirmed that the show drew in a record 203,000 attendees last week – and have vowed to return with the show next year. The future of the Convention is now up in the air, as German publisher body the BIU backs a new …

EA’s upcoming horror shooter Dead Space has been rated 18 by the British Board Of Film Classification. The body revealed that the ‘linear elements within the work had a running time (e.g. cut scenes) of 55m 23s’. Dead Space is due for release on October 31st in Europe, on Xbox …

Lack of recognition for departed coders 'misleads both consumers and game industry peers' says chairperson MacLean

Gears Of War 2 will come with a bonus disc, featuring a documentary about the making of the game and character profiles. That’s according to a new posting on the BBFC site, in which Microsoft is granted an 18 rating for the extra content. According to the body, ‘the linear …

"I canâ??t remember the last time I employed someone from them," says Sony exec

Cybertime signs up to use Australian online games middleware

Youâ??d be forgiven for not knowing much about indie developer Splash Damage â?? but with a Develop Award for Best Independent Studio under its belt, the Bromley bunch are ready to emerge into the light. We speak with founder and creative director Paul Wedgwoodâ?¦

Why so excited by LEGO Batman? JS: It’s the best LEGO game we’ve ever made. We’re all fans of the DC Universe and a LEGO Gotham City is the perfect playground for LEGO game fun. It’s full of great action, vehicles and characters – all of which are of the …

MCV has teamed up with a very generous Gamecock to giveaway copies of the publishers’ upcoming Mushroom Men games. Two lucky readers will get their hands on a copy of Mushroom Men: Rise Of The Funghi on DS or Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars On Wii – as well as …

Self-proclaimed punk rock developers to use toolset on titles for Sierra and Konami