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December 2009

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Dec 31 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2008  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2008  
  12:40 Games industry leaders score in New Year Honours  
  10:31 Rising Star Games boosts Japan tourism  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q4  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q4  
Dec 30 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2007  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2007  
  12:38 UK CHARTS: MW2 still on top  
  10:26 GameStreamer expands into Europe  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q3  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q3  
Dec 29 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2006  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2006  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q2  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q2  
Dec 28 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2005  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2005  
  10:17 Activision: Indies ‘a key pillar’  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q1  
  10:00 2009 Review - Q1  
Dec 27 20:34 IsoHunt downed by copyright lawyers  
Dec 25 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2004  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2004  
Dec 24 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2003  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2003  
  10:21 Abu Dhabi plots games market growth  
Dec 23 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2002  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2002  
  11:19 THQ ends long-running WWE legal spat  
  10:19 THQ promotes Donnelly  
  09:00 Top 20 Games of the Decade  
  09:00 Top 20 Games of the Decade  
Dec 22 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2001  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2001  
  11:30 We Sing on celebrity Christmas gift lists  
  10:30 Shattered Memories ‘most important’ Silent Hill release to date  
  09:00 A Decade of Christmas Number Ones  
  09:00 A Decade of Christmas Number Ones  
Dec 21 13:30 Review of the Decade - 2000  
  13:30 Guardian reaffirms games coverage commitment  
  13:30 Review of the Decade - 2000  
  12:06 Oberon Media confirms job losses  
  10:38 Modern Warfare 2 is UK's Christmas No.1  
  09:25 Andrew Brown writes for MCV  
  09:05 The ghost of Christmas past...  
  09:00 Play.com plots games download service  
Dec 18 13:02 Marketing matters (Part Two)  
  11:06 Hasbro to sue Atari  
  11:00 UK games market climbs again  
  10:53 'Lag issues will hurt Natal development’  
  10:30 Sony dates MAG  
  10:26 AUS: Aliens vs Predator granted release  
  10:17 JAPAN: MW2 breaks into Top Five  
  10:03 JAPAN: Final Fantasy XIII sells 1m+  
  09:49 Annual Take Two losses hit $137.9m  
  09:18 God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition announced  
  09:00 GAME enters CD market  
Dec 17 16:55 Vagrant Story confirmed for PSN  
  16:41 Read this week's MCV online...  
  15:31 Marketing matters (Part One)  
  14:15 Sony reaffirms PS2 commitment for 2010  
  13:54 MCV Awards 2010: Nintendo sponsors retail category  
  13:52 MCV Awards 2010: Codemasters sets up 6pm start  
  13:50 MCV Awards 2010: Premier PR sponsors New Games Brand  
  13:40 EA reclaims top spot in ‘disappointing’ Euro market  
  13:05 Zavvi in shock High Street return  
  12:22 FFXIV beta sign-ups begin  
  12:04 Ladbrokes tipping MW2 for Xmas no.1  
  11:38 PSPgo sales ahead of Sony’s forecasts  
  11:35 Sony: Natal can’t match PS3 wand  
  10:45 Minis now playable on PS3  
  10:10 JAPAN: PS3 passes 4m sales  
  09:37 Wada: FFXIV a serious WoW rival  
Dec 16 17:11 Retailers slash £50 off Xbox 360  
  16:11 Wada denies Japanese ‘decline’  
  15:25 $180m pumped into Zynga  
  14:36 3m play Battlefield Heroes  
  13:54 Don McCabe's Chipsworld statement in full  
  12:11 SingStar Viewer goes live  
  11:47 Sega prepares Olympic marketing campaign  
  11:44 Fluid scoops design awards  
  11:40 Testronic Labs signs with Black Bean  
  11:28 CHIPS company fights for survival  
  10:47 JAPAN: Shadow of the Colossus to be re-issued?  
  10:25 JAPAN: New Dead or Alive for PSP  
  09:44 Games on demand arrives on GFWL  
Dec 15 17:50 Government fast-tracking VRA fix  
  15:21 ZeniMax swipes Rage rights from EA  
  14:50 Florin to leave EA  
  14:30 JAPAN: 1m copies of FFXIII shipped  
  14:10 Activision signs Zhu Zhu Pets  
  13:41 US: MW2 tops 2009 best-sellers list  
  12:17 Games vending machines roll out  
  12:14 Codies to up digital presence in 2010  
  12:07 Imagine tour starts second run  
  11:49 DSi LL was nearly called ‘DSi Comfort’  
  11:14 PSN subscriptions hinted yet again  
  10:23 Splinter Cell Conviction CE emerges  
  09:39 AUS: Mature games to be discussed  
Dec 14 17:34 Mamba Games dates H1 2010 titles  
  17:31 Zelda Wii set for E3 demo  
  16:58 US: Valentine WiiMotes revealed  
  16:34 2K announces Spec-Ops: the Line  
  11:55 UFC 2010 revealed, dated  
  10:56 Digital guru in at GAME  
  10:42 PS3 gets Metacritic 2009 gong  
  10:42 RETAIL BIZ: Today's charts and buying guide  
  10:31 UK CHARTS: MW2 still top  
  10:29 First PSP Minis come to PS3  
  09:49 Gardner steps down as Atari CEO  
Dec 13 11:41 Warner publishing Arkham Asylum 2  
  11:37 VIDEOS: Halo Reach, Force Unleashed II  
  02:58 Green Day: Rock Band confirmed  
  02:46 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 revealed  
  02:10 New True Crime in-bound  
  02:08 Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 announced  
Dec 12 19:23 Will Tiger's time out hurt EA?  
Dec 11 17:55 Braid coming to PlayStation  
  16:40 Read this week's MCV online...  
  15:50 AUS: AVP ban in “public interest”  
  14:19 MAG releasing on January 29th?  
  12:43 Games retailers confident about 2010  
  11:58 Considering a change of job?  
  11:55 MCV Retail Survey 2009  
  11:37 Zattikka targets iPhone for Christmas  
  11:12 Luzio joins Green Man Gaming  
  10:57 NPD: Overall sales reach $2.7bn  
  10:55 New role at Gem for Meredith  
  10:11 NPD: US hardware sales rise across the board  
  10:00 MCV Awards 2010: Promo video  
  09:54 NPD: MW2 shifts 6m copies in November  
  09:50 Games grow at HMV despite fewer releases  
  09:49 Sales up at HMV  
Dec 10 16:47 COMPETITION: Activision’s Promote & Devote 2009  
  16:23 Just Cause 2 pre-order rewards revealed  
  15:44 Paddy Power paying out on MW2  
  14:51 RETAIL BIZ: Darksiders  
  12:33 UK retail ‘more aggressive’ than US  
  12:20 Activision counters No Doubt lawsuit  
  11:55 Xbox repairs Xmas deadline dated  
  11:23 PlayStation Motion Controller named?  
  11:13 EA urges Wii price drop  
  11:08 MCV Awards 2010: Categories Announced  
  11:02 Xbox Facebook/Twitter age restriction lifted  
  10:54 MCV Awards 2010: April 22nd date set  
  10:32 Nintendo ‘frustrated’ by GTA sales  
  10:16 Riccitiello: Bad press affecting EA stock  
  10:13 Head closes down  
  09:00 Aliens Vs Predator dated  
  08:00 DS breaks UK games console sales record  
Dec 09 18:26 Wada’s vision  
  17:40 New Transformers game rolls out  
  17:34 APB creator: Tax snub will push UK business abroad  
  17:05 IGN launches new look  
  16:03 Riccitiello hails ‘1bn gamers’  
  15:20 ELSPA disappointed by tax omission  
  15:02 Full report details Chancellor dev snub  
  14:13 Chancellor silent on gaming tax breaks  
  14:07 ICE joins forces with Daily Mirror  
  13:52 Licensing deals drive new IP Jig-A-Pix  
  13:49 Blu-ray repair firm targets UK  
  13:37 40m 3D displays predicted by 2014  
  12:16 Miyamoto speaks on BBC Radio 4  
  11:54 JAPAN: No Russian edited in MW2  
  11:26 HMV appoints new Head of Online  
  10:53 MW2 tops Time 2009 list  
  10:53 Want to work for MCV?  
  10:36 CHINA: 230m online gamers by 2012  
  10:33 Forza 3 shifts 1m copies in first month  
  10:21 Riccitiello compares piracy to pre-owned  
  10:10 Simon Cowell courts PlayStation  
  09:45 Nintendo appeals Flash card case  
Dec 08 18:02 Yakuza 3 coming to the West  
  17:34 John Woo keen on making new game  
  16:20 PSP Minis set for PS3  
  15:53 Batman bundle boosts Warner  
  14:10 Sony patents Motion Controller attachments  
  14:08 Capcom cultivates Hollywood relationships  
  12:18 Tesco sales rise year-on-year  
  12:02 GAME details Xmas marketing assault  
  11:49 AUS: Jaffe slams censors  
  11:45 Quantum Theory goes multi-platform  
  11:04 Retailers praise U-Sing boom  
  09:59 Horrid Henry gets second Xmas boost  
  09:54 Sales slump at GAME  
  09:09 New streaming service revealed  
  07:15 Analyst: GTA franchise has peaked  
Dec 07 17:12 Konami asks for PES 2010 feedback  
  16:25 No ‘stone unturned  
  16:13 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  15:53 JAPAN: PES bosses November  
  15:36 JAPAN: NSMB smashes Wii record  
  14:07 Dead Space 2 confirmed  
  13:39 JAPAN: Wada urges gamers to go West  
  13:05 Tesco unveils digital movie drive  
  12:14 Tony Hawk defends Ride  
  11:55 Nintendo loses Flash card lawsuit  
  11:29 Halo Reach “a huge leap forward”  
  11:04 JAPAN: New Mario sells 422k  
  10:38 Sega elated by Bayonetta scores  
  10:35 RETAIL BIZ: Today's charts and buying guide  
  10:26 UK CHARTS: MW2 spends fourth week at the top  
  10:08 Meet the new Woolies  
  10:07 Download-only Buzz! coming to PSP  
  09:44 Alworths plans to open 200 stores  
Dec 04 16:22 SCEE signs Target Entertainment  
  15:12 Trade called to back War Child campaign  
  15:07 Smart spending  
  14:31 Read this week's MCV online...  
  13:56 InFamous sales revealed  
  12:08 Rebellion talks AvP banning  
  11:46 THQ to open Montreal studio  
  11:41 Considering a change of job?  
  11:38 AUS: Aliens vs Predator banned  
  10:47 Games for Windows introduces Games-On-Demand  
  10:23 GTAV unlikely in 2010  
  09:41 Take Two not expecting profit this year  
  09:35 Square Enix triumphs at Industry Quiz  
  09:31 Gem swoops for Trilogy  
Dec 03 15:57 MGS: Peace Walker dated  
  14:07 MOH gunning for COD  
  12:55 Gran Turismo 5 demo this month  
  12:13 Physical media extinction ‘inevitable’  
  12:05 PSPgo UMD attachment rumoured  
  11:41 Michael Jackson penned Sonic 3 soundtrack  
  11:06 PSPgo 'will die without price cuts’  
  10:51 SingStar sells 20m  
  10:35 US: Ghostbusters grabs Google search gong  
  09:37 Wii hits six million in the UK  
  09:33 UK games industry spends £97m on Xmas  
Dec 02 17:11 Medal of Honor heads to Afghanistan  
  17:02 Gian Luzio leaves The Hut  
  16:51 Interactive Ideas signs with CTA Digital  
  16:38 TDR reveals in-store marketing blitz  
  15:12 Nintendo cuts Wii manufacturing  
  14:45 THQ and Dreamworks extend deal  
  13:57 Riccitiello: Digital to overtake boxed product in 2010  
  13:54 EA alters Battlefield Heroes pricing  
  13:05 Curtain falls on CDV vs SouthPeak saga  
  12:49 Bayonetta special editions revealed  
  10:44 Riccitiello ready to trim publishing teams  
  10:21 Rising Star looks to ‘best ever year’  
  10:15 Video games for babies unveiled  
  09:55 Today's Top 50 games named  
  09:48 Red Dead Redemption dated  
  09:15 Livingstone: Pre-owned threatens boxed market  
Dec 01 17:24 Land of the falling sales  
  17:02 MCV hits new online high  
  16:43 More freebies for PSPgo buyers  
  16:19 Ubisoft to expand Assassin's Creed franchise  
  16:14 4.5m sales and counting for FIFA 10  
  15:41 Left 4 Dead 2 hits 2m sales  
  15:33 Trilogy falls into administration  
  14:54 Nintendo ready to take Zelda mainstream  
  12:55 Andy Murray “addicted to MW2”  
  12:39 Activision targets families this Xmas  
  12:32 JAPAN: PES-branded PSP nears  
  10:42 Brink delayed until autumn 2010  
  10:38 Ubisoft readies 10 Natal titles  
  09:57 US: Xbox 360 enjoys best week of 2009  
  09:55 US: PS3 shifts 440k during Thanksgiving  
  01:44 St John returns  
  01:25 US: Thanksgiving Wii sales top 500K  
  01:02 Sales tumble at Ubisoft