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It was Sony’s decision to include its high-capacity Blu-Ray disc format in PS3 that has been attributed with driving up the price of the machine – so Sony will be delighted that yet another industry voice has spoken out in praise of the format. Nina Kristensen, chief designer at Heavenly …

Despite being scheduled for arrival on European shelves this autumn, the Xbox 360 incarnation of Sega’s massively popular Virtua Fighter 5 might not see the light of day in Japan, according to lead designer Tohru Murayama. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Murayama conceded that 360 had to date not proved very popular …

EVERY six months, games magazine publishers get the chance to peer over at their rivals to see exactly how they’re doing. And maybe gloat a little bit. And from this year’s crop, the rises and falls inherent in the industry have clrearly had quite an affect on circulation. While every …

Nokia says its revamped N-Gage service will become "the largest mobile gaming platform in the market by far" and create "a new industry" for developers and publishers at a press event in London this morning, MCV sister site Develop reports . The service – which uses has a single focus …

London Games Festival event to explore online communities

Though racing fans will have to wait until 2008 for the fully-fledged release of Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 on PS3, Sony has confirmed that taster package Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be released on PS3 before the end of the year. The platform holder has also revealed that the …

Atmospheric shooter becomes second-fastest selling 360 game in the UK

Rockstar Games has told MCV that it has enjoyed no further development in its appeal against the BBFC’s refusal to classify Manhunt 2 – despite the game being cleared for release in the US. If the company’s plea with the Video Appeals Committee fails, it is thought that it will …

Nokia talks up plans, pricing and November arrival of new games service

New release features tiled 3D content processing