Having snapped up Eidos this year, Square Enix is planning a bumper extravaganza for Cologne’s trade show. Tim Ingham interviews the publisher’s product boss Larry Sparks… Which games are you expecting the biggest reaction to at Gamescom? We expect all of our titles to receive favourable reactions. As always there …

Whilst Peter Molyneux’s impressive Fable III presentation was a pleasant surprise for most at Gamescom, the biggest shock of all was the lowering of the curtains with not so much as a whisper of price cuts or new Xbox 360 SKUs. Many – including MCV – were expecting Microsoft to …

Sony has confirmed to MCV the UK prices for the new ‘PS3 Slim’ and PSPgo. The newer slimline PS3 will retail at 249.99 – effectively a price drop of 50, down from 299.99 as the older PS3 units are phased out in favour of the new, slimmer models. The price …

Sony has confirmed the retail price of its forthcoming virtual pet package, EyePet. The company announced the title will retail at €49.99 during its opening press conference at Gamescom. it was also confirmed the game will be bundled with a PlayStation Eye camera, which will let users interact with a …

Sony has officially announced its long expected PS3 price cut during its Gamescom press conference. The new PS3 Slim will cost €299.99, $299 and 29,980 yen, a cost that also applies to the current 80GB model. A UK price has yet to be confirmed. The cut will take effect from …

Sony has officially announced the slimline PS3 during its Gamescom press conference. The hardware will launch worldwide during the first week of September, and is 32 per cent smaller and 36 per cent lighter. Furthermore, the machine is said to consume 34 per cent less power. The machine was announced …

EA’s digital-only Battlefield 1943 has been downloaded over one million times. The announcement occurred during EA’s Gamescom press conference ahead of the reveal for retail release, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Last month it was announced that the DICE-developed game had smashed day one and week on sales records on Xbox …

The starkest indication yet that Sony is planning to both cut the price of the standard PS3 and announce a brand new Slim redesign has arrived courtesy of an ad currently running on the homepage of US retailer Kmart. The ad, which is on rotation here (as spotted by Kotaku), …

Beatles fans are in for a double treat this Christmas – with a SingStar-branded title dedicated to the band set to join the Fab Four’s official Rock Band game on retail shelves in September. In great news for the High Street, MCV understands that SingStar: The Beatles Rock Band will …

Finally, it’s here. After months of waiting the inaugural Gamescom, billed as an improved German trade fair for all of Europe, takes place from August 19th. Through the link we offer you a guide to the event and profile the key exhibitors… The inaugural Gamescom in Cologne is a five-day …