Another quarter bought with it another Sony leak as images from a Chinese manufacturer spoilt Sony’s PS23 Slim surprise. Mind you, bigger shocks were to come with news that Activision intended to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for an eye-watering 54.99. That wasn’t the only news from the …

Activision and Centresoft have heralded the importance of independent retailers as they seek more participants for their Promote and Devote 2009 initiative. The promotional event offers support to indies who prominently display Activision’s DJ Hero, with the publisher giving 30,000 to the sector. Promote and Devote 2009 follows on from …

As 2009 kicked off the UK High Street was still in the grips of what some are calling the worst recession in living memory. Retailers were going under, we lost Woolies from the High Street and a lot of people were getting annoyed by EUK’s warehouse. On top of that …

How do you define what makes a game ‘the best ever’? Is it determined by how much it was adored by critics, or by how many units it shifted at retail? The answer to that question will very much dictate which of the following lists means the most to you. …

Play.com will sell video game downloads in the near future, the firm has told MCV. The online retail giant already offers music downloads, and will add books, movies and games to that line-up – but the company wouldn’t give a launch date for the new service. Downloads will be the …

In the second part of our roundtable with the UK video game industry’s leading marketers, we discuss falling print readership, the increase in cinema-goers, social networks and if marketing has a bigger impact on sales than review scores… How has the decline in print media affected your advertising decisions? Alex …

Sales for the UK video games software market grew by 13 per cent this week to 3.4 million units, driving the sector’s value up by 11 per cent to 77.3 million. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 totted up a fifth consecutive week at the top of the charts, unaffected …

Sony has confirmed dates for its Q1 line-up, which will see MAG, Heavy Rain and God Of War arrive in the next three months. Following retail listings spotted last week, the platform holder has confirmed to MCV that 256-player PS3 shooter MAG will be released on January 29th. The highly …

Having previously been banned from release by the famously strict Australian Classification Board, Sega has now confirmed that its Aliens vs Predator will be granted a MA15+ certificate and an uncut retail release in the territory. It is with great pleasure that we announce the success of our appeal,” Sega …

Sony has announced that the God of War Collection Ultimate Trilogy Edition will be released in Europe at some point next year and will include both the anticipated God of War III as well as both HD versions of PS3 classics God of War and God of War II. Until …