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The US’s trained killers have used radio, TV and the movies to convince kids to risk their lives for their country – so it was only a matter of time before they targeted interactive software. America’s Army, an online war simulation developed by the US’s forces themselves, is an unashamed …

The Project Director of Leipzig GCDC has quit the event’s organiser to take up the role of CEO at Global Games Media Ltd. Frank Sliwka also acted in the same role for the Singapore-based Games Convention Asia Conference. The announcement of his replacement at Leipziger Messe is expected in the …

Ubisoft is generously giving away copies of its upcoming Q4 blockbusters – Prince Of Persia, Far Cry 2, Tom Clancy’s EndWar and Shaun White’s Snowboarding. To be in with a chance of winning this very generous prize, simply send an answer to the following question to ubisoft@intentmedia.co.uk. In which continent …

The delay to EA Casual Entertainment’s Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince game will costs the publisher $120m in this financial year. Visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz for the full story.

Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the F.E.A.R franchise, which was previously owned by Vivendi. The deal is the first evidence of publishers ‘picking off’ unwanted franchises from Activision Blizzard – which is likely to sell more ex-Vivendi properties in the coming months. Development control of F.E.A.R now returns …

Video games are set to become more lucrative category than music for HMV. Britain’s leading CD retailer has predicted that music will soon account for a quarter of its sales – down from the 30 per cent it enjoys at present. HMV CEO Simon Fox told The Sun: Within the …

Namco Bandai has acquired a 34 per cent stake in Infogrames’ European and Asian distribution operations, in turn creating a new ‘standalone entity’ that will handle the distribution of both businesses’ boxed product as well as other publishers’ titles. The newly-formed group will boast Infogrames’ existing global distribution network, and …

You only have to look at Fleet Street’s recent witchunt of Sega’s Madworld to know that gaming is still a long way from being considered a ‘buddy’ of the national newspapers. But it’s been much, much worse in the past. Ladies and gents, please join us in looking back over …

You only have to look at Fleet Street’s recent witchunt of Sega’s Madworld to know that gaming is a long way from being considered a ‘buddy’ of the national newspapers. But it’s been much, much worse in the past. Ladies and gents, please join us in looking back over some …

The first beautiful example of ill-informed public figures losing the plot over video games, Sega CD release Night Trap combined a dangerous mix of ACTUAL VIDEO (it’s almost real!!!), near-naked hotties and B-movie violence. Censorship-humping senator Joe Lieberman attacked the game for encouraging users to slaughter the nubile stars – …