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The MCV Awards ’09 is rapidly approaching – and we have released our official programme of the event to celebrate its imminent arrival. Please run your mouse over the pages here to flick through our comprehensive preview. You can see a ful list of the finalists here.

LucasArts has revealed that it has no plans to open a European distribution office – because Activision is doing such a stellar job as its third-party publishing partner. The two companies renewed their pan-European, Southeast Asia and Australian publishing and distribution agreement last week. And LucasArts has now told MCV …

Blaze is to release a ‘new’ version of Sega’s classic Megadrive console, complete with 15 games built in. According to the hardware’s creator, it will also play all old MegaDrive cartridges from all regions. The console ‘plugs and play’s into any TV. Play.com lists the item for 37.99, down from …

As the weekend nears are you beginning to think about a new career? A change of job may be just what you need, and could bring a move to a new location, an improved wage, and a fresh challenge. With a large number of vacancy postings on the MCV jobs …

Last week, MCV submitted an official complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over the Government’s latest Change4Life print ad . We have added further submissions as more evidence has come to light about what MCV believes to be an unfair and unwarranted attack on the UK video games industry. If …

You can now read this week’s issue of MCV magazine online – simply point your browser here and turn the pages . The launch of a digital edition means MCV can now be read by more people than ever before, increasing both its editorial influence and advertiser value. You can …

Yet the Change4Life campaign’s deliberate fingering of video games – even using hackneyed gaming clichs like ‘Game Over’ – as a contribution to child obesity has sought to ignore and undermine all that, and proves there are still people out there that just don’t get it. The debate has rumbled …

Electronic Arts has backed MCV’s complaint to the Advertising Stands Authority over the Government’s controversial print ad for its Change4Life campaign. Since MCV announced last week that it had filed an official complaint with the ASA regarding the Government’s Change4Life campaign, Codemasters, Konami, Future, Tiga, Atari and Sega have all …

505 Games’ Diva Girls will bring ‘Girl Power’ to a new generation. But which girl band used the phrase in the ‘90s? Answer correctly and win a copy of each game in the range. A. The Spice Girls B. The Sugar Girls C. Boyzone Email your answers to divagirls@intentmedia.co.uk

Diabetes UK – one of the parties behind the new Change4Life print ad – has told MCV that it has been left ‘surprised’ by the video games industry’s reaction to the promotion. Since MCV announced that it had filed an official complaint with the ASA regarding the Government’s Change4Life campaign, …