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The second version of Manhunt 2 rejected by The British Board Of Film Classification this week was identical to that granted a Mature rating by US ratings board the ESRB in August, MCV can reveal. The edited title is set for release over the Atlantic in October, but was shunned by …

UK publisher Empire has its eye on developer and even publisher acquisitions as it looks to close the gap on the industry’s big boys. Empire CEO Ian Higgins told MCV: We are delivering good results after the acquisition – our share price doubled after our financial results. For the future …

UK publisher Empire has its eye on developer and even publisher acquisitions as it looks to close the gap on the industry’s big boys. Empire CEO Ian Higgins told MCV: We are delivering good results after the acquisition – our share price doubled after our financial results. For the future …

So it’s not without irony that, in the week the Government finally reaches out to the industry, this pejorative description perfectly encapsulates the rhetoric on games we’ve come to expect from Parliamentary figures. You know the chumps I’m talking about. Boris Johnson spitting out ill-informed nonsense about how PlayStation is …

So it’s not without irony that, in the week the Government finally reaches out to the industry, this pejorative description perfectly encapsulates the rhetoric on games we’ve come to expect from Parliamentary figures. You know the chumps I’m talking about. Boris Johnson spitting out ill-informed nonsense about how PlayStation is …

SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has told MCV that the introduction of the new entry level 40GB PS3 will silence the doubters and take the platform to ‘the next level’. In the week that SCE UK introduced the new SKU at 299 and revealed that the 60GB console is to …

SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has told MCV that the introduction of the new entry level 40GB PS3 will silence the doubters and take the platform to ‘the next level’. In the week that SCE UK introduced the new SKU at 299 and revealed that the 60GB console is to …

Bethesda Softworks is in the process of setting up a European division – headed up by UK industry heavyweight Sean Brennan. The move is yet to be confirmed by the Oblivion publisher, but MCV understands that Brennan is already on board, albeit in a consultancy role at present, having recently …

Bethesda Softworks is in the process of setting up a European division – headed up by UK industry heavyweight Sean Brennan. The move is yet to be confirmed by the Oblivion publisher, but MCV understands that Brennan is already on board, albeit in a consultancy role at present, having recently …

Develop reports Electronic Arts has acquired independent developers BioWare and Pandemic from investment firm Elevation Partners. Described as a move which fills up a gap in our genre line-up” according to EA CFO Warren Jenson, the buy sees EA obtain two huge development resources with a raft of owned IP …