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February 2010

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Feb 26 16:37 Derby road renamed Lara Croft Way  
  16:24 iPad prices leaked?  
  13:51 Blockbusters losses near half a billion  
  13:51 Don’t hold your breath for PS4  
  13:28 No XP support for Just Cause 2  
  12:40 Sony: Q1 “as robust” as Q4  
  12:34 Aliens: Colonial Marines resurfaces  
  11:45 Heavy Rain special edition content delayed  
  11:39 Microsoft turns to celebs for Natal  
  11:15 Tretton questions Natal approach  
  11:10 Facebook giant targets retail  
  10:02 Read this week's MCV online...  
  09:50 ERA defends supermarket pre-owned push  
  08:58 MCV Awards 2010: finalists revealed  
  08:30 Pitchford calms Valve feud  
Feb 25 20:25 GAME to close 43 outlets  
  17:33 Publishers bullish following ABCs  
  17:23 Games Media Focus  
  17:20 Capcom taking MotoGP mainstream  
  16:23 WarioWare: Do It Yourself announced  
  16:21 RETAIL BIZ: Super Street Fighter IV  
  16:02 Gearbox: Publishers are a blessing  
  15:35 Alpha Protocol dated  
  14:27 Plants vs Zombies grosses $1m on iPhone  
  14:06 Modern FPS games are “boring”  
  13:41 The most expensive game ever made is…  
  12:58 GameStop CFO resigns  
  12:42 Sony clarifies SCE restructure  
  12:24 Crackdown 3 could support Natal  
  12:10 Next Bungie project on PS3?  
  11:14 Nintendo calms Wii 2 talk  
  11:02 Nintendo dates key UK titles  
  10:50 Mario Galaxy 2 UK date revealed  
  09:59 76 Wii games join 1m club  
  09:13 New games mag emerges  
Feb 24 17:41 US: Super Mario Galaxy 2 dated  
  17:33 US: DSi XL dated, priced  
  17:20 “Xbox to outsell PS3 in 2010”  
  16:10 Best Buy to open fourth store in Aintree  
  15:56 ASDA and Tesco enter pre-owned market  
  14:57 AUS: Welcome To Violence pack announced  
  14:44 Take-Two expands with new Tokyo bureau  
  14:00 Split/Second: Velocity dated  
  12:33 Milo set for Natal return  
  12:00 NCsoft splinter group to westernise MMOs  
  12:00 INTERVIEW: En Masse  
  11:51 US: Games claim 5% of entertainment spend  
  11:34 SCE unaffected by Sony restructure  
  10:50 Rocksteady to go beyond The Batman?  
  10:49 PC firm plans ‘print on-site’ games  
  10:37 Mid year release for Mario Galaxy 2  
  10:00 MS cautious over Natal software  
  09:52 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  08:50 Valve announces Steam overhaul  
  07:30 Arc “easier to develop for” than Natal  
Feb 23 21:44 Capcom’s Mark Beaumont passes away  
  20:00 Miyamoto in for BAFTA Fellowship  
  17:26 Keeling departs IGN UK  
  17:19 Bungie drops more new Halo hints  
  17:08 MTV making Natal title  
  15:57 Sony: Motion Control for hardcore too  
  15:51 Sony: MS guilty of Natal ‘barrage’  
  15:04 Warner confirms new Batman title  
  15:03 RedOctane founders sticking with Activision  
  14:34 ORG rubbishes Government assurances  
  14:06 Government cools ‘net disconnection threats  
  14:04 Battlefield 3 in production for three years  
  12:21 Gordon Brown praises UK games sector  
  12:06 iPhone’s Street Fighter IV detailed  
  11:45 Sony promises PSP piracy solution  
  11:16 Microsoft quiet on Ross' Natal claims  
  10:39 Jonathan Ross touts Natal release date  
  10:20 Force Unleashed hits 7m sales  
  09:53 RETAIL BIZ: Vancouver sales soar  
  09:52 Warner acquires dev Rocksteady  
  08:00 Kotick thought MMOs were ‘silly’  
  01:48 Ngmoco makes big iPhone buy  
Feb 22 17:27 Games software worth $64.9bn by 2013  
  17:10 VC games investment plummets  
  16:54 3.5m downloads for BFBC2 demo  
  16:36 BioShock 2 DLC announced  
  16:25 DS2 to get force feedback?  
  16:21 Rebellion pushing for AvP sequel  
  15:57 Heavy Rain banned in UAE  
  15:37 EA eying mobile dev IronMonkey?  
  15:14 Valve sick of “shitty party games”  
  15:05 Square Enix sticking by PSP  
  14:39 "Natal to outsell Arc by 10-to-1"  
  14:09 How Activision missed out on The Sims  
  13:46 “Games turn kids into sex objects”  
  12:52 Ubisoft: Impact of piracy measures will be "limited"  
  12:46 Goodbye to WHSmith  
  12:40 Games key in new HMV ‘superstore’  
  12:12 Leona has allowed us to “reach out”  
  12:08 INTERVIEW: Square Enix  
  11:36 Grow Up Australia wins widespread support  
  11:01 Charity Golf day sold out  
  10:27 UK CHARTS: Aliens vs Predator takes No.1  
  10:16 Uncharted 2 sells 3.5m  
  10:00 Cut-price Natal predicted  
  08:00 Kotick: EA a good option “if you want to sell out”  
Feb 21 18:35 ‘Xbox Factor’ blamed for action film decline  
Feb 20 15:59 EA offers guide to better times  
Feb 19 17:48 Activision linked to GoGo’s Crazy Bones IP  
  17:24 Valve eying up PS3 development  
  17:04 "Sometimes I sounded like a dick"  
  14:05 Kotick wanted Commodore console  
  13:07 RECOMMENDED EXTRA: Introducing the DSi XL  
  12:41 Uncharted 2 takes 10 AIAS awards  
  12:37 Dom Joly to host MCV Awards  
  12:27 Read this week's MCV online...  
  12:09 WHSmith completes games retreat  
  11:41 More evidence for COD: Vietnam  
  11:07 New roles for Future’s Binns and Maxwell  
  10:35 Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics sells 6m  
  09:59 2K announces Civilization V  
Feb 18 23:22 OnLive shown live at DICE  
  21:36 Nintendo won’t rule out pre-owned move  
  21:14 DICE: Bobby comes clean  
  21:02 Managers not welcome at Sony's hit studio  
  14:32 Peggle arrives on Euro PSN  
  13:54 Lost Planet 2 cut on Xbox 360  
  13:31 RETAIL BIZ: Battlefield Bad Company 2  
  12:53 HMV gets FFXIII official launch event  
  12:34 AUS: R4 distributor fined $520k  
  12:04 Nintendo next in Sony's firing line  
  11:11 US: Star Wars invades PS Home  
  10:45 Konami confirms N3II UK release  
  10:24 DICE Rolls Ahead in Vegas  
  09:49 Now Sony joins pre-owned offensive  
  09:31 EA continues pre-owned assault  
  03:30 US: Disney kicks off DICE  
Feb 17 17:12 "BC2 is about to make serious noise"  
  17:08 FRANCHISE FOCUS: Battlefield  
  16:51 AntiGrav celebrates revenue growth  
  16:48 Celebs on board for Alice push  
  16:23 Switzerland pursues violent games ban  
  15:57 Sonic Team not developing Sonic 4  
  15:08 Richard Garriott returns  
  14:48 Glen Johnson thanks Champ Man  
  14:23 Section 8 gets PSN release  
  13:15 Q2 losses for SouthPeak  
  12:46 PS3 Motion Controller demo at GDC  
  11:58 Wii price cut needed “immediately”, analyst claims  
  11:35 Wapshott leaves ELSPA  
  11:00 Exclusive titles on the way out, Sony claims  
  10:47 Sony: Publishers have defected to PS3  
  10:18 AUS: More death threats for Atkinson  
  09:49 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  09:31 More online shutdowns for EA  
  01:30 Atari manages stable results  
Feb 16 17:14 Sony admits to PS3 UK stock issues  
  16:40 Darksiders demo to launch on February 25th  
  16:19 DS2 dev kits are in the wild  
  16:00 Perfect Dark XBLA dated  
  15:32 Pink DSi not just for girls  
  15:13 DSi – Pretty in Pink  
  15:03 Sequel set to top SFIV sales  
  14:20 Sniper Elite targets Wii  
  14:00 Toy Story 3 game revealed  
  12:16 Now Acti execs form iPhone studio  
  12:01 THQ giving away Red Faction Guerilla  
  11:46 SFIV heading to iPhone  
  10:52 Codies confirms new FPS IP  
  10:36 Microsoft linked to social gaming buyout  
  09:38 RETAIL BIZ: Bayonetta in Top 10 return  
  09:37 Rockstar Leeds duo form new studio  
  09:00 BAFTA nominations revealed  
Feb 15 17:05 Consumers concerned by 3D  
  16:12 Retailers ready for longer cycle  
  15:04 XBL integrated in Windows Mobile 7  
  14:20 This cycle will be entirely different  
  14:13 FEATURE: The longer console lifecycle  
  14:05 The longer console cycle  
  13:34 Self-publishing Masterclass announced  
  11:56 AUS: Widespread support for R18+  
  11:26 Pirate Bay founder in new venture  
  10:46 US: Sony warns of PS3 shortages  
  10:24 UK CHARTS: BioShock 2 claims no.1  
  10:04 Viacom seeking Rock Band refund  
  09:58 Activision 'axes RedOctane'  
  08:25 'TV meets games' focus for Edinburgh  
  08:00 Future unveils PS3 interactive TV show  
Feb 12 15:22 Final Fantasy XIII 360 bundles Europe-bound  
  13:50 Mindscape returns to UK  
  13:45 UK January charts: market stumbles  
  13:37 Church of England calls for strict games regulation  
  13:30 Pre-order drive for BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger  
  11:56 PSN base tops 40m as XBL users rise  
  11:45 US: $158m spend on 360 games last month  
  11:08 US: New Super Mario tops Mass Effect 2  
  10:38 US: Nintendo consoles rule January  
  10:21 US charts: Jan market sinks 13%  
  09:26 MTV Games reveals HMV Beatles: Rock Band promo  
Feb 11 23:17 X10: Microsoft shows its stuff  
  22:35 Activision responds to ‘mass-layoff’ claims  
  19:05 Read this week's pink MCV online...  
  16:00 MCV Awards: lobbying closes tomorrow  
  14:52 Casual games a £280m market in 2009  
  14:00 VideoGamer.com to power Virgin Media’s games site  
  13:41 Latest ABCs show mixed fortunes  
  13:35 Can Koch game Break the licensing mold?  
  11:33 New PEGI guidelines released  
  11:11 MW2 is 'a roadmap for future launches'  
  10:55 RETAIL BIZ: Final Fantasy XIII  
  10:49 Activision blames PS2 for software decline  
  10:31 Activision calls for console price cuts  
  10:28 Activision: Console sales to grow 18% in 2010  
  10:26 April release for No More Heroes 2  
  10:01 A New War On Piracy  
  09:52 Activision digital revenue hits $1.3bn  
  09:19 Grenzbach out at Nickelodeon  
  00:19 Music tails off for Activision  
Feb 10 22:17 Activision confirms 2010 Call of Duty title  
  22:01 Record $4bn revenues for Activision  
  14:08 Future: 'Challenging' market caused revenue dip  
  13:53 Disney Interactive sales sink 29%  
  13:25 EA and Hasbro shift 8 million games  
  13:24 Disney revises 360/PS3 battleplan  
  13:14 Disney talks up Marvel opportunities  
  11:56 Finalists named for GAME's public vote BAFTA  
  11:28 Mindscape details first digital distribution game  
  10:49 Metro 2033 limited edition revealed  
  10:00 AUS: Support grows for R18+ rating  
  09:38 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  01:03 E3 2010 open for business  
  00:48 Mad Catz scores big in Europe  
Feb 09 17:47 Ubisoft eyes a more stable market in 2010  
  17:29 Ubisoft reports drop in sales  
  17:10 Casual giant eyes consoles  
  16:14 Pre-orders soar for Battlefield BC2  
  15:53 PES 2011 “needs to change its concept”  
  14:53 PS3 confirmed for new Ghost Recon  
  14:09 AUS: Pirate to pay Nintendo $1.3m  
  13:45 Ferrari returns to Need for Speed  
  12:27 Riccitiello: Price cuts were too late  
  12:03 Has EA given up on Rock Band?  
  11:56 GAME plans further Gamestation consolidation  
  11:18 EA dates Crysis 2 and key titles  
  10:22 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier revealed  
  10:08 FIFA 10 closes in on 10m sales  
  09:49 RETAIL BIZ: Star Trek Online tops PC charts  
  09:37 The Sims 3 confirmed for consoles  
Feb 08 23:33 EA: Gloomy outlook  
  16:34 New product manager for SCEE  
  16:17 Retail divided over iPad potential  
  15:38 INTERVIEW: Green Man Gaming  
  15:31 INTERVIEW: Green Man Gaming  
  15:00 Dante skips Middle East release  
  14:05 LEGO Star Wars III announced  
  13:42 Bungie promises Halo 2 send-off  
  13:25 Miyamoto confirms new Nintendo hardware  
  12:23 Zavvi.com extends Mega Monday deals  
  11:47 Champ Man Online closing its doors  
  11:23 LA Noire goes multiplatform  
  11:05 THQ reveals All Star Karate  
  10:58 RETAIL BIZ: Today's charts and buying guide  
  10:36 Gran Turismo sales top 55m  
  10:14 Profits up 68% at Square Enix  
  09:39 UK CHARTS: Mass Effect 2 still top  
Feb 05 17:25 Adobe in new Apple outburst  
  17:10 Another digital conundrum  
  16:55 PES gets World Cup Edition  
  15:26 3D FPS coming to Facebook  
  14:47 ModNation Racers coming to PSP  
  14:00 Bayonetta sales hit 1.1m  
  13:46 Sega Sammy back in the black  
  12:38 XBLA revenues hit $100m in ‘09  
  12:27 JAPAN: Strong debut for Dragon Quest VI  
  11:54 Yakuza 3 CE is only UK SKU  
  10:53 RETAIL BIZ: Price Check  
  10:31 Square spends millions to fulfil Fantasy  
  10:22 Bosses cautious about end of recession  
  09:46 Fable II, Halo Wars join 360 Classics range  
  09:44 Original Xbox losing Live  
  01:18 US: GameStop investigation  
Feb 04 23:40 FarmVille heads to Microsoft  
  17:04 Autumn release for Fallout: New Vegas  
  16:51 Licensing.biz leaps to latest traffic high  
  16:23 Konami profits slip 40%  
  15:04 Happy Birthday, The Sims  
  15:04 ESRB retracts Dead Or Alive comments  
  12:30 Praise for Nintendo’s Ant & Dec ad  
  12:07 And Project Needlemouse is…  
  11:49 Zavvi.com in new street date row  
  11:36 Read this week's MCV online...  
  11:18 Develop traffic tops 100k again in Jan  
  10:53 RETAIL BIZ: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing  
  10:49 Darksiders to spawn sequel  
  10:00 Splinter Cell: Conviction dated  
  09:50 PS3 sales reach 33.5m  
  09:47 Strong profits at Sony  
  03:37 New digital focus for THQ  
Feb 03 17:29 Best Buy slams GAME gossip  
  17:10 Balance Board to bolster Super Monkey Ball  
  16:45 No standalone 250GB HDD for the UK  
  15:22 Warner ships 1m Scribblenauts  
  15:01 Pinpoint signs new WWE deal  
  14:52 Art books getting Wii and DS games  
  14:25 Take-Two restructures corporate departments  
  13:22 MW2 sold 12m in 2009  
  13:01 Global Video Game Market Analysis - 2009  
  13:01 Global games decline measured at 8%  
  12:14 EB gets behind Aussie R18+ campaign  
  11:49 Sony cuts Minis prices  
  11:15 Take-Two to drop 20% of global workforce?  
  10:34 Sony: PS3 will pass Xbox 360  
  10:33 Direct2Drive launches Euro store  
  10:31 PSN charges in discussion  
  09:59 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  09:43 Codemasters denies US closure talk  
  09:25 Home is a “sticky experience”  
  00:29 US: Legal fees slam PopCap  
  00:11 Gameloft iPhone sales hit $25m  
Feb 02 21:08 New boss for Guitar Hero franchise  
  17:18 How Just Dance became a chart hit  
  17:14 Dancing wii’s troubles away  
  17:08 Metro and rickets  
  17:07 Namco plans Star Trek world record  
  16:18 UFC 2009 passes 3.5m shipped  
  15:58 Bigben returns to the UK  
  15:24 Koch targets US success  
  14:14 Console brands dominate App Store  
  12:31 Wii 2 to go beyond HD  
  12:06 Namco: ’09 was “an uphill battle”  
  11:52 FIFA tournament nears at CPW  
  11:36 630 jobs to go at Namco Bandai  
  11:15 D3P to publish Despicable Me  
  10:37 JAPAN: Xbox 250GB HDD dated  
  09:55 RETAIL BIZ: MAG takes No.1  
  09:55 Xmas release beckons for GT5  
Feb 01 23:23 US: Game retail kiosks scrapped  
  17:18 GAME appoints new non-exec director  
  16:59 Profits up 866% at Capcom  
  16:18 Euro PR role for EA’s Goddard  
  16:12 Anna Downing joins Sega  
  15:59 Merlin game rights up for grabs  
  15:52 INTERVIEW: The BBC  
  15:20 Tories make broadband pledge  
  14:44 US: Dante’s Inferno gets Super Bowl ad  
  14:06 Games RRP increase on the cards?  
  13:39 THQ signs key gameshow IP  
  13:22 iPad given UK date  
  12:40 Warner dates LEGO Harry Potter  
  12:23 Monster Hunter gets controller bundles  
  12:02 Casual no threat to core, claims analyst  
  11:51 Scratchbusters enters liquidation  
  10:24 Sony thankful for iPad  
  10:21 RETAIL BIZ: Today’s charts and buying guide  
  09:48 Sony Liverpool to halve head-count?  
  09:19 UK CHARTS: Mass Effect 2 shoots to No.1