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Today is your last chance to put yourself or another company forward for an MCV Excellence Award. If you work in the industry and wish to nominate someone for a trophy, all you have to do is email mcvexcellence@intentmedia.co.uk. The MCV Industry Excellence Awards return on Thursday, April 10th. There …

Nintendo of America has requested that the US Trade Representative encourages governments to take a more aggressive stance in combating piracy. Nintendo has highlighted China as a primary source of manufacturing pirated DS and Wii games, with Korea emerging as the leader in distributing illegal files over the internet. Brazil, …

Valentine’s Day is a time to consider others in your life. But for the other 364 days of the year when you’re thinking about No.1, you may well fancy sorting yourself out with a plush new job. And in those self-indulgent moments, you can rely on MCV to deliver the …

NaturalMotion's tech to improve studio's animation process

Though its launch date has not yet been pinned down, the BBC has gotten an early look at Sony’s PlayTV, an accessory that promises to turn the PS3 into a fully-fledged digital TV recorder. The device, which is due to hit the market this year, connects to the PS3’s USB …

EA has announced a multi-year strategic partnership that joins EA Sports with IMG, the sports, entertainment and media enterprise. Under the agreement, IMG will work with EA Sports to market its brand, which could result in sports camps, gaming lounges, publishing products and performance apparel. This is an exciting step …

EA has announced Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 The game is to be developed by EA Los Angeles who promise a fully co-operative campaign, and light-hearted action-orientated gameplay. It’s been too long.” said Chris Corry, executive producer at EALA. Fans have been …

EXCLUSIVE: Senior development source talks Apple's 'game plan', says 'don't hold your breath' for major games assault

Graphics firm's acquisition of physics specialist now a done deal

Future Publishing has revealed that every console magazine in its portfolio has boosted its circulation in the last year, with Official Nintendo Magazine rising 37 per cent and Official Xbox 360 Magazine jumping up 19 per cent. The latest ABCs show that in the year ending December 31st 2007, combined …