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Retailers have braced themselves for an iPad sales rush as the potentially lucrative device goes on sale in the UK for the first time today. Video games have become a major selling point for Apple’s latest touch-screen unit – with hundreds of titles available to download from the App Store …

Having staved off some pretty fierce criticism of its controversial online-required DRM in some of its PC titles, Ubisoft has at last received a welcome spot of corporate backing from fellow publisher Namco Bandai. Speaking to CVG, Namco Bandai VP Olivier Comte says that Ubisoft’s method is not without merit. …

Having kept pretty quite about the game since it was first unveiled in October last year, Nintendo has announced that PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure will be released in the UK on July 9th. Players take control of recognisable series’ mascot Pikachu in what is described as the first Pokemon adventure …

MCV can reveal that Andrew Thompson is the man who will replace Asda’s outgoing games buying manager Duncan Cross on June 7th. It was reported last week that Cross is leaving the games side of the business to head up the supermarket’s baby category. Thompson, the former product director at …

EA’s FIFA Online, a free-to-play version of its globally popular football series, has entered an open beta phase and is inviting players to sign up. The launch is part of EA’s wider strategy of bringing its most popular brands to a wider market, as well as tapping into the booming …

It’s been a day Apple enthusiasts have been waiting what feels like an eternity for – the iPad is now officially available in the UK, as well as much of Europe, Australia and Japan. Its arrival has been delayed following strong demand in the US that put pressure on Apple’s …

Rockstar Games must have missed the memo that the games market is supposed to be struggling. In the face of a heatwave and miserly customers, the firm this week shifted hundreds of thousands of Red Dead Redemption to secure the biggest opening of a single game so far in 2010. And …

Red Dead Redemption has enjoyed a impressive opening weekend, despite suffering from stock shortages on release day. MCV estimates that the Rockstar title generated in excess of over 10 million at retail in two days. The game is set to keep selling in the coming weeks – provided stock levels …

Following reports earlier this week that Microsoft has decided on the actual name that will adorn its Natal motion camera due out later this year, online rumours are claming to have ousted the final branding. NowGamer reports that a source close to Microsoft” has confirmed that ‘Wave’ is the name …

In an exclusive interview with MCV, Treyarch exec Josh Olin commented on the recent drama surrounding Call of Duty creator Infinity Ward – its founders were ousted by Activision amidst claims they were colluding with rival publishers. They have since signed a publishing deal with EA – and many other …