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Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has said that this year’s E3 is ‘virtually useless’ for the retail and investor sectors it has previously served so well. Speaking to The Street.com, Pachter said: "The conference used to offer retail, media and investors an early look at games and an opportunity to speak …

Sales of DS titles are suffering due to the rise in popularity and availability of R4 ‘piracy’ Cards, MCV can reveal. The R4, along with similar devices such as the M3, N5 and TT, allow users to download games illegally and play them on a DS. And the cards can …

MCV has handily compiled a list of what you can expect at this year’s E3 – with a look at the games expected from each publisher. If you fancy taking a peek at what we think is around the corner, you can read part one of our exclusive feature here …

SEGA Given Sega’s impressive franchise base, we could see any number of retro revivals at E3. With new entries in the series including Golden Axe, Samba De Amigo and Sonic already confirmed, expect more info on those. Sega fans would love more House of the Dead, Streets of Rage and …

E3 2007. Let’s be honest, it lacked a certain something. A slimmed down bastard child of its former glorious excesses, last year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo may have provided the business networking opportunities its smaller number of attendees craved – but it was without the event’s hallmark abundance of euphoria. Gone …

Sony Computer Entertainment’s vice president of distributor markets Chris Stanton-Jones has told MCV that publishers risk missing out on making a killing in emerging markets if they don’t start investing now. Having identified key ‘hot markets’ including Russia, India, the Balkans and Poland, Stanton-Jones revealed several eyebrow-raising facts about emerging …

The MCV and Xbox 360 Games 5’s football tournament returns on Friday, August 1st – and if you want to know whose group you’re in be sure to pick up tomorrow’s MCV Magazine or check back at MCVUK.com. The full list of ten groups will be unveiled, featuring the likes …

Games publisher Activision – which is set to become a huge force in games once its merger with Vivendi Games is complete – has launched a new publishing label specifically for the Nintendo Wii. Called Wee 1st, Activision said the move was designed to grow its portfolio of Wii games …

Sony DADC has acquired Entertainment Network Scandinavia. The move strengthens Sony DADC’s position in in the Nordic region, with ENS boasting a 16,000 square metre distribution centre which ships over 30m units each year. Acquiring ENS also further expands Sony DADC’s entertainment service offering in Scandinavia, which cover everything from …

Google has launched a rival to the likes of PS3 Home and Second Life in the shape of Lively – a new 3D virtual world. Players use Avatars and interact virtually with others, and can create their own 3D ‘rooms’ , which they can then decorate. Users can also stream …