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Publishers beware: the first move by a media conglomerate to take back its owned-IP has already taken place, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal has it on good authority that Disney has turned down THQ’s pitch to create the video games adaptation of Toy Story 3 – opting instead …

Mario Kart’s Wii debut will support five different control options: Wii Wheel, Wii Remote turned on its side, Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, Classic Controller and even Nintendo GameCube controller. The racer will also boast 16 new tracks, 16 classic tracks, new characters (including the option to race as your …

CEO of SCEA Jack Tretton has talked of Sony’s joy at seeing Blu-Ray win the next-gen DVD format war against HD-DVD. According to Eurogamer, Tretton said in a statement: "The emergence of Blu-ray as the de facto high definition standard is one more reason why PS3 is a great value …

The previously rumoured PC Gaming Alliance officially revealed its intentions during a press conference at the Game Developers Conference today – head over to Develop for the full story.

How do you think World of Warcraft has managed to attract so many gamers? One of our goals with World of Warcraft was to make the game as accessible as possible, and many design decisions – such as the interface, the quest system, and the visual style – were made …

Toshiba has announced that it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD-DVD players and recorders – leaving the way clear for Blu-Ray to become the dominant high definition DVD format. The firm will cease shipments of HD-DVD players and recorders into retail by the end of March. It also …

MCV sister site Develop has the full story – head over there for Mark Rein’s full reaction.

Atari has no plans to take on the likes of EA and Activision Blizzard at their own game – instead, Gardner believes that Atari can be fleet of foot and forge its own path, without the restrictions that traditionally face larger corporations. My goal is not to go head on …

Sega has praised the ‘flawless’ distribution network of Apple’s iPod after signing up to provide games for the platform – calling the device ‘the most pervasive cross-demographic piece of consumer electronics today’. The publisher agreed to provide Sonic The Hedgehog as a download via iTunes back in December. And despite …

The British Board Of Film Classification told MCV that it would back any move to make it responsible for rating every game – and that it recognises flaws in PEGI’s system. However, the body told MCV that it had received no official confirmation from the Government that the widely-speculated news …