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CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE. Perhaps the biggest release of the year so far finally arrives on shelves today. Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire tasks players with rising through the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as they solve cases set in an authentically recreated …

Windows Phone 7 versions of Angry Birds, Plants Vs Zombies, Doodle Jump and more due next month

Some of the most popular casual games ever will be released on Windows Phone 7 over the next two months. This will kick off on May 25th with Hydro Thunder GP, the Xbox Live racer that re-imagines the classic powerboat game, followed by cutesy platformer Doodle Jump on June 1st. …

Sony Ericcson’s Xperia Play – the first PlayStation certified phone – will launch in the US next week. The device has been available in the UK since April 1st, and will finally arrive in America on May 26th, reports Kotaku. It will be exclusive to US mobile provider Verizon and …

Disney-owned social games studio accused of violating young gamers' privacy

Playdom has payed a $3m settlement after it was charged with breaking the U.S. Child Online Privacy Protection Act. The social games studio – acquired by Disney last year – has published several titles such as the now closed Pony Stars. The Federal Trade Commission accused a number of these …

Sega Sammy has reported profits of YEN 41.5bn for the financial year ended March 31st, 2011. The company has more than doubled its profits in the previous year, up 104.8 per cent from YEN 20.2bn. Sales rose by 3.1 per cent year-on-year to YEN 396.7bn. Key sales drivers were identified …

Sony has lifted the lid on the PS3-exclusive Starhawk, the sequel to 2007’s Warhawk. Unlike the multiplayer-only first title, the new game will feature a single-player story mode. Of course a range of multiplayer games will be available. It will also be the first title developed by Texas-based LightBox Interactive, …

Ubisoft has announced that sales for the financial year ended March 31st, 2011 came in at 1.03bn Euros. This is a 19 per cent increase from the 871m Euros taken in the previous year. Key sales drivers were the firm’s dance portfolio (including Just Dance), its Kinect and 3DS ranges …

Nintendo may not have launched the 3DS eShop yet, but some US retailers are already selling credit for the virtual store. Joystiq and its readers have spotted Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Cards on sale at various branches of Best Buy, including Merced, California and New York City. The cards are only …