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Chinese technology manufacturer Foxconn has admitted hiring children as young as 14 to work in its factories. Reuters reports that Foxconn has admitted to the discovery some interns” at its Yantai plant who were aged between 14-16. Said the company: "This is not only a violation of China’s labor law, …

Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony will exhibit at Gadget Show Live Christmas with their largest ever public showing since 2004. Each of the platform-holders have committed to large-scale stands at the event next month, with plans to build their biggest presence for a consumer event since the era of ECTS. Xbox, …

No decision has yet been made on whether or not the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II will offer the new Season Pass. Activision announced yesterday that it was scrapping subscription charges for its CoD-based social network Call of Duty: Elite. Instead it will now offer …

MCV talks to Nintendo’s new UK marketing director Shelly Pearce… We have always been listening, but maybe people weren’t aware.” If there’s one person that knows the conventional wisdom of ‘Nintendo doesn’t get the internet’ isn’t quite true, it’s Shelly Pearce. The 14 year veteran of Nintendo – a decade …

Debates continue to rage about how well the Wii U’s visuals stack up against Xbox 360 and PS3, but new information looks good for Nintendo’s machine. The official website for New Super Mario Bros U confirms that the game will run in full 1080p HD”. Nintendo had previously suggested that …

This week’s MCV isnow available to download– and it features blockbuster interviews with Nintendo’s Shelly Pearce and Sony’s entire UK senior management team. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Rovio’s EVP of games, to discuss how Angry Birds Star Wars came to be. We’ve listed the contents …

Warner Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition is to be a Wii U launch day game. The title had previously been penciled in for the console’s launch window”. It will now release alongside the console itself on November 30th. It’s developed not by Rocksteady but instead by Warner Bros Games …

The Wii U has lost one of its most promising launch titles. Ubisoft has confirmed that Rayman Legends will now miss its previous November 30th release date and instead arrive in the New Year. Rayman Legends will launch worldwide in the first quarter of 2013,” a Ubisoft spokesperson told MCV. …

Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be ready for the launch of Wii U on November 30th. The Epic Mickey series began in 2010 and is created by popular development legend Warren Spector. It brought back classic Disney characters, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the precursor to …

Social network a 'key differentiator' to competition in the console space