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Sony is giving a lucky MCV reader the chance to win a PS3 with Buzz! Quiz TV, whilst four runners up can take home a copy of the game. What’s the new online mode called in Buzz PS3? a) Sofa vs Sofa b) Teapot vs Kettle c) Earth vs The Flying …

UK retailer Argos has confirmed that staff at four of its major distribution centres are to stage a series of 24 hour strikes – a move that is expected to cause the firm severe disruption”, according to The Retail Bulletin . The Basildon, Bridgwater, Heywood and Magna Park distribution centres …

Following Sony’s decision to pull its 2.40 firmware update for PS3, CVG is reporting that PlayStation customer support is saying that the firm will release an updated 2.41 patch this Wednesday. Many 2.40 users successfully downloaded the update last week and have since been able to access features such as …

Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens will host a session celebrating the success and standing of the UK’s development industry at this year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. The session, entitled Driving Success for UK Studios” will see Cousens discuss the recent progress and success of Codemasters, which saw the firm win at the …

Nintendo has targeted the Asian market outside of Japan with new DS consoles and simulation titles, according to Japanese paper Nikkei. As reported by Thompson Financial, the platform-holder has developed localised DS systems for the Taiwan market, and will debut them in mobile phone stores this month. China will also …

A 500 million repair fund has been set up for Xbox 360 Elite consoles suffering the ‘red ring of death’ fault, according to T he Mirror . The fault, which freezes console units, was apparently less-likely to occur on Elite machines. In a statement issued to the newspaper, Microsoft said: …

WALL . E, THQ’s summer release based on the Disney Pixar movie, is to be the first video game to be localised in Arabic, set for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP. The Pluto Games-developed title will be released into the emerging Middle East market this year. …

While picking up an award at the O2 Silver Clef music awards last week, Oasis singer, writer and guitarist Noel Gallagher voiced his thoughts on street violence, claiming video games were in part to blame. People say it’s through violent video games and I guess that’s got something to do …

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Former Nintendo and I-Play exec David Gosen’s first interview since returning to the console business reveals his thoughts on the console race, industry analysts and hints at some ‘game changing’ announcements ahead at E3. Head over to our Interviews and Features section for the full interview…