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Gem signs Mad Catz deal

The new range of Tritton headsets will be distributed to major UK retailers by Gem Distribution. The distributor and retail services provider will supply its retail partners with the latest Xbox 360 headsets, which comefrom peripherals giantMad Catz. Initial products in the range will include the 40mm Trigger Stereo Headset, …

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Vita gets more PSP titles

Sony has re-released 13 PSP titles on the US PlayStation Store that can now be downloaded directly to Vita. Six of the new additions are retail games, including two Tom Clancy games, while the other seven are app-like Minis titles, with four from Fruit Ninja creator Halfbrick Studios. Sony has …

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Ubisoft suggests F2P will drive next-gen console race

Free-to-play could be the go-to business model for next generation console software on PS4, Next Xbox and Wii U. That’s the impression given by Ubisoft in its post financials conference call. A surprising amount of focus was put on the next-generation consoles in the presentation. It’s interesting to think that …

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FEATURE: 2012’s biggest TV advertisers

Jonathan Chambers, AV manager at media planning and buying specialist Generation Media, looks at how much impact publishers and platform holders have had on TV advertising so far, how this year’s investments stand up against 2011 and who the top advertisers are… TV remains essential to games and consoles advertising, …

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SBK geared for big year as Moto GP takes a pit stop

Superbike racer SBK Generations will prosper as it has no competition this year, says the game’s developer Milestone. Rival Capcom usually releases a fresh instalment in its licensed Moto GP series each year, but has confirmed to MCV it is not doing so in 2012. That means SBK is the …

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HMV: Diablo III our biggest ever product launch

The Diablo III launch event at HMV Oxford Street was the retailer’s biggest to date, says games boss Ewan Pinder. He estimates at least 1,000 fans queued up at the High Street chain’s flagship London store last night to purchase the game first. It went on sale at 11pm with …

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Diablo III launches in 8,000 stores worldwide

Diablo III hit shelves at midnight at more than 8,000 stores across the world, including HMV’s Oxford Street branch. The long-awaited PC and Mac RPG arrived with more than 2m pre-orders, which includes both retail and digital purchases. Fans were queuing at HMV Oxford Street in London as early as …

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