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Bolt, Disney computer animated film due to arrive early next year, is to be released as a multi-format video game release from Disney Interactive and studio Avalanche Software. Bolt uses the film as a springboard, expanding upon the action and dynamic story elements, to provide a fun, challenging experience for …

The BBFC has confirmed that Eidos has a new Shellshock game in the works – entitles Shellshock 2: Blood Trails. The body has granted the game a release with an ‘18’certificate. No cuts have been made to the content of the game and no details have been released on which …

Ubisoft has announced the creation of a new casual brand for Wii, named Play Zone. The label will offer immediate entertainment and recreation” titles for Wii, with the first, Sports Party, hitting retail on July 11th. For the full story, visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz.

A video games studio based in Maidstone, Kent, has been accused of unlawfully copying content from other games. Majestic Studios, which is run by Steve Bovis, Tim Croucher and Laurence Francis, sold adventure game Limbo of the Lost to US distributor Tri Synergy, which released the title in the territory. …

Activision expects Guitar Hero’s performance across Europe this year to be nearly as big as its entire business last year. That’s according to territory boss Joerg Trouvain, speaking exclusively to MCV this week. We have had a very successful year to date and so has the industry overall, he told …

Amongst them I could sense an upbeat mood – there’s definitely a newer optimism in the air of the company. With the likes of Kaz Hirai and Shuhei Yoshida leading global strategy from Japan, and people like David Reeves pushing the message out across the vast PAL territory, it also …

This past week I had the opportunity to spend time with not one, but six of the senior execs at Sony Computer Entertainment, from David Reeves through to members of the third-party relations team, R&D chiefs and Phil Harrison replacement Shuhei Yoshida. Amongst them I could sense an upbeat mood …

Digital distribution will be the ruling force in games within the next decade and the PS3 will be the centrepiece of that new online era – but we must not ignore the serious issues which faced the music industry, Sony’s David Reeves has warned. The president of SCEE last week …

Sainsbury’s has targeted a major expansion in video game floor space as it looks to grow its entertainment offering, the supermarket chain has told MCV. Both Asda and Tesco have been quick to tout their recent success in video game sales, and Sainsbury’s is keen to catch up by improving …

Microsoft VP of interactive entertainment business in Europe Chris Lewis is determined that losing studio figurehead Phil Spencer from his team will not damage the company’s optimism. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Lewis also laid out his criteria for Spencer’s replacement – and said Europe was a priority for his management …