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MCV sister site Licensing.biz reports that Codemasters Online has released the official game based on hit 1980s chick flick Dirty Dancing. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the classic date movie, fans can now step back to 1963 in the PC action puzzler, learn to dance with the resident …

MCV sister site Develop reports that although Xbox Live Arcade is often touted as a great way for independent developers to make money, it seems Jeff Minter has been discouraged following poor performance of his first game for the service. In a post on his LiveJournal, the famed indie designer …

Space Giraffe outsold by Frogger; famed indie "not seeing a lot of reason to continue" developing games

Despite the popularity of Capcom’s survival horror series Resident Evil in Japan, the latest instalment in the franchise, Wii shooter Umbrella Chronicles, has failed to knock Mario Party DS from the top of the Japanese software charts, according to Kotaku . Elsewhere in the listings, Dynasty Warriors 6 has another …

Red Mile-owned Australian team working on UE3 Sin City title gets identity revamp

Microsoft's XNA Game Studio educational tour hits Ireland

The positive effect of Sony’s global PS3 price reductions has continued to have the desired effect in Japan, with Sony’s machine outselling the Nintendo Wii for the second week in succession. CVG reports that for the week ending November 18th PS3 sold 53,000 units in the territory, well ahead of …

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has shot down the rumour that it is working with Sony Ericsson on a PlayStation-related mobile phone. An SCEE spokesperson told MCV: We can categorically state that we are not currently working with Sony Ericsson on any form of PlayStation phone. We feel that [SCE co-chief …

After selling over 500,000 units in its first week of sale in the US and becoming the fastest selling Wii title ever in the UK, it seems that Super Mario Galaxy is now on track to become the highest rated game of all time. Statistics from reviews aggregation site Gamerankings.com …

A survey conducted by the National Institute on Media and Family in North America has discovered that teenagers are often able to but Mature rated video games despite their 17+ age restrictions. GameSpot reports that a two-month undercover survey covering 60 US retailers found that those under 17 were able …