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The countdown to next year’s MCV Awards has begun – with date, venue and categories announced. Over 600 retailers and execs from all sectors of the business will attend what is the single biggest and most prestigious event on the UK games industry calendar. Sponsors already include Nintendo, Codemasters and …

Entertainment retail chain Head is closing its four stores less than a year after being on the UK High Street. The business was set up by Simon Douglas – former CEO of defunct retailer Zavvi and MD of Virgin Megastores. According to Retail Week, both Leeds and Dundee stores are …

Nintendo DS has become the biggest-selling games hardware in UK chart history, surpassing 10 million units sold, MCV can reveal. The device hit the milestone in week 47 of this year according to GfK-ChartTrack data, taking it past the record held by Sony’s PS2. UK unit sales of PS2 stand …

How does one of the world’s oldest games publishers build its reputation on the global stage and prepare for the online tidal wave that will up-end the console business? Michael French speaks to the head of Square Enix to find out… IT’S EASY BUT UNFAIR to paint publisher CEOs as …

British studios will look abroad when expanding their business in future – after seeing hopes for a tax credit dashed by today’s Pre-Budget Report. That’s according to Realtime Worlds – one of Scotland’s foremost developers and the creator of hugely anticipated MMO APB. Chancellor Alistair Darling today failed to mention …

ELSPA has spoken of its disappointment over the lack of a games tax credit in the Government’s pre-budget reoprt today – but defended the state’s understanding of the games industry. Chancellor Alastair Darling today failed to mention games in his pre-budget speech – whilst the official documentation of the Report …

MCV, the leading print and online publication for the fast-moving games industry, is looking to grow its team with the appointment of a News Editor. This position offers huge potential for the right person. MCV touches every corner of the market, from publishing and retail through to games development. The …

It’s as upsetting as it is admirable, but everything Simon Cowell touches seems to turn to gold: And now he’s fixing his sights firmly on the video games industry. According to an interview with the high-waisted mogul in this month’s GQ, Cowell is teaming up with Topshop entrepreneur Philip Green …

World-renowned action director John Woo is keen to create another video game – following his involvement in 2007 chart hit Stranglehold. Woo released Stranglehold through Midway as an interactive sequel to his Eastern action classic Hard Boiled. In a new interview with Cinematical, the director of Mission Impossible II and …

PSP Minis games will soon be available to PS3 owners, Sony has confirmed. A PS3 firmware update, set for release on December 17, will install a Minis ‘emulator’ on the console, allowing people to buy and play the sub-100MB games. We are working on getting the majority of the current …