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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
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Read More »SingStar PS3 dated
Sony has confirmed that SingStar on PS3 will be released in the UK on December 7th. The company will promote the title via its MySpace site and through dedicated ‘Singstar Studio’ pods at the 02 arena in London. A wider European release will follow on December 12th. The news was …
Read More »Hardware shortage warning issued to retail
All three platform holders have told MCV that stock of PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii hardware may not meet demand over the festive period. After a storming year with Wii and DS, Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton said: Every year it seems to happen with stock being tight, and …
Read More »Fox to make an explosive return to games industry?
Movie giant 20th Century Fox looks set to follow fellow Hollywood studio Warner Bros back to the games market. It is understood that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will launch a two-pronged attack, as social networking giant MySpace also strides into the interactive entertainment space. In the same week that Fox …
Read More »Game On – Part 1
Bungie jumped, Bizarre was bought, and Bioware went to EA. If you believe the pundits, the past month has been tumultuous and troublesome for Microsoft Game Studiosâ?? as its development partners go elsewhere. But MGS general manager Phil Spencer would beg to differâ?¦
Read More »Xbox 360 on sale for under £35
Tesco has been selling an Xbox 360 hardware bundle including Forza Motorsport 2, Viva Pinata and a wireless control pad for 34.99. Tesco would not comment when contacted earlier – but Microsoft has told MCV that it believes it is an administrative error. Virgin and Woolworths were also rumoured to …
Read More »Sony rubbishes PS3 40GB failure claims
Following the appearance of a report on Dutch games site Gamed.nl which claimed that Sony is experiencing a 40 per cent failure rate of its recently launched 40GB PS3, Sony has insisted that the figures are completely inaccurate. The story, which has since been removed and replaced with this apology, …
Read More »Microsoft to re-house Entertainment and Devices Division
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft is to build a brand new campus at its Redmond HQ to house its Entertainment and Devices Division, including its Xbox team, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports. The 42-acre site will reportedly be detailed to the public in the coming days. It will include a …
Read More »Double whammy ad deal
In-game ad firm inks deals with Aeria and Kuma Games
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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