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More staff, more ‘Western’ product and more solid relationships in Europe are all top of the agenda at Capcom, says senior director of marketing Michael Pattison. After a few recent staff changes at the UK office of the Japanese publisher, Capcom has come out fighting with a renewed recruitment drive …

Brain Training was just the start – Nintendo has even bigger plans to revolutionise gaming with titles like Wii Fit, Sight Training and Face Training. That was the message from the Japanese platform holder this week as it showcased its forthcoming titles to mainstream and industry press, while stressing that …

Thought PlayStation 2 hardware sales were going to quietly disappear after the revenue frenzy of Christmas? Think again – Sony is preparing to introduce a new, cut-price model of the console in early 2008. MCV can exclusively reveal that this ‘compact’ PS2 will hit the US at just $99 in …

One of the biggest franchises in Japanese gaming has assumed its normal position atop of the Japanese software charts with DS release Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire debuting in first place according to date from Media Create, Kotaku reports. The Square Enix title is one of seven new …

Only hours after its official release in North America, hackers familiar with Sony’s PSP have discovered that the scenes of gore removed from Manhunt 2 to appease US censors are still present in the code – and an unedited version of the game has already made its way onto file …

What exactly are the new Clever Kids games about? Targeted at the six-12 year age group, Clever Kids has the explicit aim of encouraging youngsters to learn through interaction and exploration of some of their favourite subjects. Through playing the games they will solve maths puzzles, complete jigsaws, develop observation …

This weekend will see the launch of one of Sony Computer Entertainment America’s largest ever advertising campaigns as it looks to promote the upcoming revised 40GB PS3 model in the territory, Gamesindustry reports. The company’s growing PlayStation Network is to take a front role in the media push, as well …

Stanford University’s disease studying distributed computing project Folding@Home has won Sony’s PS3 a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by becoming the largest network of its kind anywhere in the world, Spong reports. For those not familiar with the project, Folding@Home is a programme that connects a user’s …

Though it’s yet to reach the Pokemon-like levels of hype once touted, Microsoft’s Viva Piata series continues to gain momentum and popularity, and it has been confirmed that the second instalment in the franchise, Party Animals, will hit European games retail on November 16th. Developed by Ty the Tasmanian Tiger …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has announced that all owners of an Xbox 360 and a broadband internet connection will be able to access the full-blooded Xbox Live Gold service free of charge on the weekend beginning November 23rd. In addition, Microsoft is lining up a number of online events …