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MCV has learnt that Rockstar has lodged an official plea with the Video Appeals Committee over Manhunt 2’s ban – the UK body that has the power to overturn the British Board of Film Classification’s decision to keep the title off shelves. The publisher notified the VAC yesterday – taking …

The format holder has said that it has no plans to lower the price of the Xbox 360 in the UK, amongst rumours of a possible price drop in the US, reported Next Generation . We’re very happy with where were at the moment and have no plans to make …

Sony Computer Entertainment’s head of marketing for New Zealand has confirmed that the company is looking to launch a digital tuner for the PS3 next year – effectively transforming it into a fully-functioning TV recorder. Warwick Light told NZ’s The Press newspaper: "We’re hoping next year – about the same …

Casual games publisher/developer MumboJumbo has acquired Russian studio Hot Lava. In the casual games space Hot Lava is best known for its work on the 7 Wonders series of games, publishedby MumbJumbo. As part of the acquisition Hot Lava CEO Matt Lichtenwalter will be come MumboJumbo’s VP of product development. …

Music Trading Online, trading as CD Wow, is currently seeking ‘expressions of interest’ for its assets and business. The company is selling itself as a business with a turnover of HK$500m for the year ended March 31st 2007, having appointed Borrelli Walsh as recievers. CD Wow has been trading since …

FX Composer 2 and PerfKit 5 now available

Nominations for the first ever Games Media Awrds close today, so now’s the time to make sure your favourite representative of our beloved fourth estate is in the running – or, to hell with it, why not put your own name forward? The GMAs take place at London’s Soho Revue …

After much mmming and ahhing , Halo 3 developer Bungie has finally confirmed that its upcoming Xbox 360 FPS will indeed offer co-operative play in its campaign mode. Up to four gamers will be able to hook up over Xbox Live, or alternatively, two machines hosting split-screen play will be …

Slapdash Games aimed squarely at the casual market

Training specialist to use Epicâ??s engine for serious games