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Koch Media’s Deep Silver label has confirmed that The X Factor, a karaoke title based on the successful ITV franchise, will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii in the UK on October 29th. The game was first revealed by MCV at the beginning of June. The game includes …

Konami’s confidence in PES 2011 is the reason for its bold decision to launch Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 on October 8th, just one week after EA launches FIFA 11 – a game tipped to be one of this year’s biggest sellers. The publisher says PES is back on top of …

It didn’t pass the finishing line quite as fast as Chart-Track had predicted, but at long last Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has cemented its position as the best selling game of all time in the UK. It does so after 41 weeks on the market, of which …

Microsoft has confirmed that it has signed a deal with The Really Useful Group to bring a number of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest musical hits to Xbox 360 karaoke title Lips. The development follows the exclusive reveal by MCV last year that The Really Useful Group, which was founded by …

Having surged back up the charts to claim second spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track Top 40 this week, Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 should in the next few days cement its position as the UK’s best selling game ever. In doing so it will pass Nintendo’s …

In what could possibly be the most outrageous piece of video games reporting in a national UK paper, The Daily Star has today expressed its fury” at news that a Raoul Moat version of Grand Theft Auto is in production. Apparently gaming websites” (though obviously not the ones we read) …

Activision has spoken out against the UK government just a week after Chancellor George Osborne dashed developers’ hopes by cancelling Labour’s promised games tax breaks. The Financial Times this evening quotes the company CEO Bobby Kotick as saying the Activision needs financial investments to keep encouraging it to invest in …

Ed Vaizey is to make what may be his first appearance at a games industry event since he became Minister for Culture at the formation of the current coalition Government. The Minister has been confirmed to be speaking at the Develop Conference on the morning of Wednesday, July 14th, immediately …

THQ’s UFC series has nothing to fear from EA Sports new MMA brawler, insists VP of core games Danny Bilson. UFC was a surprise smash hit last year for THQ, and its follow-up – UFC 2010 – has already debuted strongly in the UK and US. UFC made our year …

Echoing concerns expressed by analysts earlier this month, THQ has been forced to reduce its financial forecasts for the current year thanks to lower than expected sales of next-gen fighter UFC 2010 Undisputed. The publisher now expects non-GAAP net sales of $155m-$165m for the quarter ending June 30th 2010, down …