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The UMD version of the upcoming Gran Turismo for PSP will be available as a PSP bundle in the US. Sony revealed it will release a limited edition package including a silver PSP-3000, a copy of Gran Turismo, a 2GB memory stick and three vouchers for downloadable content, retailing for …

Disc repair specialist TDR is inviting MCV readers to make them an offer for any disc repair machine in their range. As long as the offer is not too low, retailers can grab themselves a machine such as the Disc-Go-Devil, the TDR Compact Plus or the Elite 60 for a …

Future Marvel video games may be produced in-house at Disney, the firm revealed during an investors conference call. The news follows Disney’s $4 billion buy-out of Marvel, which would give the media giant access to Marvel’s 5,000 characters. Currently THQ, Activision, Sega and MMO firm Gazillion Entertainment publish games based …

The UK weekly video games market value continues its August slide, slipping to under 15 million for the first time in three months. According to MCV calculations, based on this week’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market dropped to 14.8 million for the week ending August 22nd, a five per …

Game Of The Year editions of Fable II and Gears of War 2 will hit shelves on September 18th. Both games cropped up on retailer websites last week, and their existence has been confirmed by Eurogamer. The Gears of War 2 set features the All Fronts Collection DLC – which …

Sony has announced MotorStorm: Arctic Edge will be released in the US on September 29th. The PSP debut for the first-party racing series will be available in UMD format and as a download via PlayStation Network and a voucher code on October 1st, coinciding with the launch of PSPgo. The …

Ahead of the release of Need for Speed: Shift on September 18th, publisher EA has teamed up with the UK’s leading games retailer GAME to run a nationwide competition that takes place in key GAME outlets. Kicking off on August 28th, heats will take place in 49 stores across the …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ previews section for an in-depth look at some of the most anticipated games heading to UK shelves in the coming months. This week, we offer a guide to Microsoft’s Halo 3: ODST, the long-awaited prequel to the Xbox 360 manufacturer’s massively popular 2007 …

The impending release of the new, slimmer PS3 model has provoked a rebranding that stretches to the retail boxes. The new style of box art will be used for upcoming releases, such as Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (pictured right). While they remain the same size, the console name is …

Microsoft Australia has claimed sales of the Xbox 360 will surpass 1 million units in the region within the next few months. Speaking to Gamespot, the company’s group category manager for Xbox 360 Jeremy Hinton claimed this would be achieved without the need for a price cut. We [Microsoft] expect …