Whilst a PS3 price cut of some sort seems certain within the coming months, one analyst has gone one further by predicting that a drop will be confirmed within days. Recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days,” …

Warner’s Q1/Q2 range is quite a contrast to the family-orientated titles you released last year. Why is that?I think that variety is a good indication of what Warner is all about. We are a massive media company with an eclectic intellectual property mix. The games market is a mass market …

Better trade relations and a line-up of key titles that will excite retail are being promised by the new UK management team leading Codemasters in 2009. The publisher is building up to one of its most prolific years ever, with open world racer FUEL arriving in May, Operation Flashpoint 2 …

Koch Media has signed up as Event Partner for this year’s MCV Awards. The big night take place at The Brewery, London on April 23rd. Codemasters and Gem have previously announced their support of the event, signing up as Exclusive Pre-Drinks Partners, whilst Nintendo is sponsoring the Retail category of …

Two big PlayStation 3 franchises are heading to PSP, Sony has this afternoon confirmed, with LittleBigPlanet and Motorstorm launching on the device later this year. The handheld version of LittleBigPlanet will be seemingly the same as its PS3 brother, allowing users to create and share game levels. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, …

Global sales of Blu-ray discs will pass the 100m unit mark this year, according to data from research firm Futuresource Consulting. It states that the increasing number of HDTVs in consumer’s homes will offset the negative market effects of the economic recession. Last year in the US alone, Blu-ray video …

Its success over here seems assured. One part of the pitch behind the device is how the new version emphasises personalisation. Along with all its other improvements, the DSi lets you customise and tailor the machine to your tastes. And David Yarnton assures me that downloadable software samplers can in …

Microsoft has confirmed the ongoing rumours that it is to launch a new red Xbox 360 console as part of a Limited Edition Resident Evil 5 console bundle alongside the release of Capcom’s game on March 13th. The pack includes a red console and wireless controller, as well as a …

ESA is changing the rules on booth sizes for 2009’s E3. After the failed attempt to control booth sizes for the small-scale summits in 2007 and 2008, ESA is now lifting all restrictions, even those which meant format holders had much bigger booths than publishers. One thing we’re doing is …

Music Box Leisure is on the prowl for new retail accounts – as Morrisons appoints the firm its long-term exclusive distribution partner. Morrisons told MCV that its future supply route would be handled by Music Box last week, after the company stepped in following the collapse of its former wholesaler …