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Critically acclaimed Japanese RPG Demon’s Souls has been given a UK release date of June 25th and will be available only in a limited edition pack. Namco Bandai will be publishing the game in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific following an agreement with Sony. The limited edition …

Less than 15 per cent of Capcom’s total sales now stem from the Japanese market – a stark reminder if one was ever needed of the Western-facing shifting power in the modern games market. When asked by MCV about Capcom’s Western aspirations, new COO David Reeves stated: 88 per cent …

UK players of massively multiplayer online games spent 195m on them last year, a report has found. The Today’s Gamers MMO Focus Report also revealed that there are over four million MMO players in Britain, and that UK gamers spent more than any other European country on the genre last …

Just eleven months on from his departure as the boss of PlayStation Europe, David Reeves has joined Capcom as the COO of its European subsidiary, MCV can reveal. Beginning tomorrow, Reeves will take charge of all Capcom’s European operations, with his remit being to maximise potential revenue and explore new …

Britsoft publisher Codemasters has struck a deal with Koch Media that will see the firm handle the publisher’s console and PC titles across a number of European territories. The deal, which went into effect on March 10th, covers back catalogue and future releases in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Codemasters has …

A Sony representative has admitted to 1UP that SCEA’s decision not to publish From Software’s PS3 RPG Demon’s Souls in North America was a mistake”. The game, which was published by Sony in Japan, has become one of the surprise hits of recent months. Initially regarded as a niche project, …

Sony’s PS3 exclusive ModNation Racers has been given a firm release date of May 25th in the US. And the European PlayStation blog has added that – while not set in stone – an arrival in the UK is expected in the same week, meaning a May 28th release is …

The European arm of rental specialist Blockbuster is up for sale, according to newspaper reports. The Scotsman claims that 50m is the asking price for the chain’s entire European network. That deal would include all 650 UK stores and 5,000 UK staffers. US finance house Winchester Capital has reportedly been …

Microsoft has – via the medium of Twitter – announced that Xbox 360 exclusive superhero sandbox title Crackdown 2 will be released in the UK and Europe on July 9th. The game is being developed by new startup Ruffian Games, a studio formed by the founders of Realtime Worlds – …

Apple has announced that its iPad tablet will go on sale in the US on Saturday 3rd April. That’s the Wi-Fi-only model – the Wi-Fi + 3G model will go on sale there in late April. That’s a slight delay – the Wi-Fi version was expected to go on sale …