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July 2010

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Jul 31 21:38 Nintendo warns R4 sellers  
Jul 30 18:11 Retailers ignore R4DS ban  
  16:50 Ballmer: iPad sold more than I'd like  
  16:42 Sony dismisses 3.41 firmware concerns  
  15:51 Koch denies Playlogic claims  
  15:32 Nordic and Namco back GMAs  
  15:16 GamesAid Cricket Challenge Cup  
  14:31 Sega sales up despite 'weak’ market  
  13:11 Daily Mail slams ‘unkind’ iPad owners  
  12:51 Microsoft reveals UK Kinect tour  
  12:15 What next for CHIPS?  
  12:04 LucasArts loses Force Unleashed dev  
  11:22 PS3 outsold 360 in last 12 months  
  10:56 R4 ban extends to all DS copy devices  
  10:00 OPINION: Let's stop the diss-Kinect  
  10:00 Kinect pre-orders boom  
Jul 29 18:33 3DS to cost under £200?  
  18:15 BioWare: 10m units is a hit  
  17:29 Games Media Awards: nominate now  
  16:58 THQ and WWE’s ‘direct relationship’  
  16:03 INTERVIEW: THQ  
  15:43 Move Starter Pack detailed  
  13:55 XBLA on track to make $140m this year  
  12:57 Chipsworld enters liquidation  
  12:56 Income nosedives at Capcom  
  12:16 Realtime Worlds reveals new project  
  12:07 System 3 announces triple-A digital-only release  
  11:19 3DS price and date incoming  
  10:49 PS3 surge boosts Sony  
  10:28 Nintendo income plummets  
Jul 28 18:23 Zynga embroiled in Street Racing row  
  18:20 ELSPA ‘delighted’ with R4 ruling  
  17:09 MCV goes big at Gamescom  
  16:44 Google in talks with games publishers?  
  15:58 17 new countries getting iPhone 4  
  15:27 Budget boosted by supermarket growth  
  15:20 Budget Software Market  
  15:09 Major publishers line up for MCM Expo  
  15:05 Specialmove gets new website and mascot  
  14:20 Golden Joysticks partners with ITN  
  12:53 R4 made illegal in UK  
  12:20 Blizzard teases console projects  
  11:55 EA enlists Linkin Park  
  11:09 Playlogic files for bankruptcy  
  10:46 PvZ update removes Michael Jackson  
  10:05 Disney acquires Playdom in $763m deal  
Jul 27 18:49 How much did GameStop pay for Kongregate?  
  18:30 Cousens issues pre-owned warning  
  18:23 ANALYSIS: H1 2010 market  
  17:58 Premium Rockstar book axed  
  17:51 Activision backs Bond to shine  
  17:44 New video games league debuts  
  17:15 Starcraft II gets £44.99 RRP  
  16:28 PlayStation logo going global  
  15:46 Sony expected to report profit  
  15:18 GameStop swoops for Kongregate  
  13:58 Blizzard: Activision hasn’t changed us  
  13:42 THQ: Red Dead hurt UFC 2010 sales  
  13:34 Ubi: Michael Jackson will sell 1m+  
  13:20 ToyNews retains circulation lead  
  13:12 iPhone jailbreaking legalised  
  12:41 FIFA 11 gets street football mode  
  12:06 Starcraft II arrives  
  10:59 Yoostar seeks ‘the next Rod Cousens’  
Jul 26 14:25 Download the ME iPhone app  
  14:22 CHIPS is down, but not out  
  14:04 GTA V set in Hollywood?  
  11:00 HMV seeks in-house digital games service  
  10:51 Atari: Online strong despite despite 65% revenue drop  
  10:36 UK CHARTS: Toy Story 3 on top  
  10:01 Capcom and Namco go to war in new fighters  
  01:01 HMV launches online music portal  
Jul 24 13:43 Daily Star apologises for GTA Rothbury  
Jul 23 16:21 Nov 16th release for LittleBigPlanet 2  
  16:00 PC Zone officially closed  
  15:50 Free iPhone case deal revealed  
  15:05 Apple delays white iPhone 4 again  
  14:03 Things looking up for Nokia  
  13:19 Has EA opened new Kinect studio?  
  12:57 Registration goes live for Develop Football Challenge  
  12:48 Flight Control sets course for PS3  
  12:46 Read this week's MCV online...  
  12:15 Is 3D already in trouble?  
  11:56 Is 3D in trouble?  
  11:15 Ubisoft becomes No.2 UK publisher  
  11:14 Disney to spend $600m on Playdom?  
  11:04 Xbox 360 sales down year-on-year  
  10:30 Halo Reach Xbox 360 S revealed  
  10:23 Medal of Honor team rebranded  
Jul 22 18:00 Kerri West joins Sony  
  17:00 Cutting prices 'won't provide sales boost’  
  16:00 New Ignition to be ‘Pixar’ of games  
  15:30 OPINION: HMV's game ambitions  
  15:15 Games central to HMV’s ‘superbrand’ push  
  15:00 EA Sports signs Premier League partnership deal  
  13:00 Argos brings used games to all stores  
  11:56 Demon’s Souls standard game due August  
  11:51 Journalist defends GTA: Raoul Moat story  
  11:40 Why did MS kill cross-platform play?  
  11:23 PS3 could get 3D slider  
  11:00 Games Media Awards return  
  10:54 Ubisoft dates HAWX 2  
  09:00 Robbie Williams game incoming  
Jul 21 18:34 Fischer lands US Square Enix role  
  16:56 Daily Star ‘reveals’ GTA: Rothbury  
  15:50 Nintendo wins Dutch piracy case  
  15:37 Gamers asked to decide GOW3 plot  
  15:15 VIDEO: Develop Awards 2010  
  14:55 Boxed PC leads digital by 2.3m  
  14:00 Force Unleashed II licensing push  
  13:48 UK video games - The June Report  
  13:14 UK CHARTS: June 2010  
  12:52 Sony files 3D screen sharing patent  
  12:30 Zattikka raises $5.5m in funding  
  12:21 GameStop dismisses pre-owned competition  
  12:00 Online game card sales rise 200%  
  11:51 Analysts differ over Kinect pricing  
  11:26 Apple’s Q3 profits top $3bn  
  11:18 The price of motion control?  
  10:42 Kinect paves way for ‘expansion beyond the core’  
  10:41 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  10:41 Low £39.99 RRP for Kinect games  
  10:34 Lewis defends Kinect RRP  
  10:00 ‘Charity can boost games profile’  
Jul 20 23:57 EA reveals Alice and Spore sequels  
  22:01 GAME: Kinect ‘excites’ customers  
  18:49 ANALYSIS: Game store count  
  18:40 Gamers react to Kinect RRP  
  18:09 4GB Xbox 360 S confirmed  
  18:06 Kinect priced at £130  
  17:42 Sega announces Thor game  
  17:31 Sainsbury’s: £26 MW2 put us on the map  
  17:27 ‘There will be failure in digital’  
  17:22 New trade-in-site emerges  
  17:12 New Halo project underway at 343  
  16:42 Moore: Metacritic a ‘slippery slope’  
  16:17 EA announces new RPG  
  15:15 Pachter still expects online COD fees  
  14:11 COD “is a force of nature”  
  13:57 Future: PC Zone fate still undecided  
  13:44 E-books enjoy retail surge  
  13:20 Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014  
  12:50 100GB Blu-ray discs arrive  
  12:23 US: State support grows for Schwarzenegger law  
  11:39 Home becomes indie games platform  
  11:30 New Fight Night announced  
  10:45 Online fees for COD rubbished  
Jul 19 18:48 Pure Football price cut to £9.99  
  18:26 OnLive ‘not for the hardcore’  
  18:11 Some OnLive titles platform locked  
  17:58 OnLive user numbers 'beyond expectations'  
  16:54 Manufacturers lambast Apple  
  16:35 Xbox Plants vs Zombies heading to retail  
  16:23 Blur is 'start of a big franchise'  
  14:44 Publisher boss lashes out at supermarkets  
  14:40 Should we cut game prices?  
  14:30 Codies clarifies Black departure  
  13:32 Stuart Black quitting Codemasters  
  13:25 £300 Rockstar Games book incoming  
  12:34 Xbox 360 S redesigns records  
  12:08 Has Tiger been damaged for good?  
  12:02 XBLA Plants vs Zombies gets co-op  
  11:57 PS3 Mafia II joins DLC code movement  
  11:28 Sony recommending 3D resolution drop  
  10:58 UK CHARTS: Crackdown 2 still soaring  
  10:49 Valve releases free shooter  
Jul 16 20:21 Free bumpers for iPhone 4 owners  
  18:51 Justin Keeling joins UTV Ignition  
  18:37 Games hit hardest in entertainment slump  
  18:08 Kmart posting user reviews in store  
  17:25 VSC confirms PEGI date  
  16:55 ‘Activision must charge for CoD online’  
  16:46 MSN partners with Golden Joysticks  
  16:33 PC Zone: So long, and thanks for all the chips  
  16:17 Retrospective - PC Zone  
  16:02 Will Square Enix reinvent Final Fantasy?  
  15:56 Black Ops boxart revealed  
  15:55 The truth behind the market data  
  15:44 iOS 4.1 goes live but ‘death grip’ scandal rumbles on  
  15:05 Creative enters publishing sector  
  14:50 Ubisoft targets 30% share on 3DS  
  14:43 OPINION: The UK games market  
  14:38 UK games market suffers June blues  
  12:48 James Bond Blood Stone confirmed  
  12:32 EA sells stake in Ubisoft  
  12:20 Xbox 360 S price round-up  
  11:56 Xbox 360 S arrives in UK  
  11:29 NPD: Mario Galaxy 2 passes 1m  
  11:28 JAPAN: Wii Party tops charts  
  11:14 NPD: PS3’s run of form continues  
  11:03 NPD: Xbox 360 sales surge 88%  
  10:47 NPD: June market fails to sparkle  
  10:37 Read this week's MCV online...  
Jul 15 18:40 JAPAN: Mario leads 2010’s best sellers  
  18:24 PEGI ratings delayed until 2011  
  17:54 Apache: Air Assault announced  
  16:54 INTERVIEW: YooStar  
  16:08 GAME’s midnight Xbox 360 S openings  
  15:40 Microsoft scraps 1 vs. 100  
  15:05 Average game price falls  
  14:45 Nintendo reveals new sampling tour  
  14:33 Have we lost the casual gamer?  
  14:16 iOS 4.1 doesn’t fix ‘death grip’  
  13:55 Schafer: I need to keep my mouth shut  
  13:06 3D gives online gamers an advantage  
  12:50 Sony reveals Move console bundle  
  12:07 Cousens: I’m not a fan of DRM  
  11:28 Apple calls surprise news conference  
  11:19 Zelda Skyward Sword due early 2011  
  10:54 Rockstar axes Red Dead employees  
  10:48 Activision: Kotick is passionate about games  
  10:29 Develop Awards: The 2010 winners list  
  10:26 New talent hailed at Develop Awards  
Jul 14 18:47 Rare: Controllers too convoluted  
  18:38 Pitbull Studios opens doors  
  17:59 Sales of Sony Minis hit 1m  
  17:00 GAME reveals mobile portal  
  16:07 Golden Joysticks 2010  
  15:52 PC Zone to be closed  
  15:24 Funbox Media signs with Gem  
  15:12 Vaizey explains tax break snub  
  14:46 We R Interactive arrives  
  14:07 Nintendo dates Q3 titles  
  13:43 Schafer: Kotick ‘not good for games industry’  
  13:33 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  13:16 Hirshberg: Activision should be loved  
  12:39 Has Apple quietly redesigned the iPhone 4?  
  12:10 BioWare 'obsessed' with review scores  
  12:05 Jobs doesn’t understand game development  
  12:00 Jagex announces new sci-fi MMO  
  11:12 Milo gets in-depth demo  
  11:02 Medal of Honor Limited Edition revealed  
  10:41 Xbox 360 S Arcade gets 4GB of storage  
Jul 13 19:44 Activision names new publishing CEO  
  18:32 Next iPad 'to offer 360 quality graphics'  
  18:21 Bejeweled for $60k? No thanks  
  18:05 APB getting radical overhaul  
  17:36 Pre-owned app heading to iPhone  
  17:03 New PES 2011 video  
  16:55 ELSPA director promoted at anti-piracy coalition  
  15:22 Kane & Lynch gets early release  
  14:51 Casual XBL games claim 5% of sales  
  14:35 City celebrates Sniper success  
  14:20 3DS to foil the pirates  
  13:12 GameStop: We don’t like pre-owned  
  12:47 Apple deleting forum complaints  
  12:07 MS to make $1bn from Kinect in year one  
  12:06 ModNation Racers gets casual update  
  11:54 Day of Defeat Source guns its way to Mac  
  11:47 Respawn making sci-fi shooter?  
  11:37 XBLA’s Desination Arcade delayed  
  11:26 Nintendo won’t change 3DS shape  
  11:11 The future of Alan Wake  
  11:01 3D is not for kids, warns Sony  
Jul 12 20:03 Vaizey endorses TIGA/ELSPA partnership  
  19:46 Big names set for GDC Europe  
  18:54 Driver: San Francisco delayed to 2011  
  18:24 MP Watson impressed with ELSPA/TIGA unity  
  18:13 ELSPA and TIGA partner for tax breaks  
  18:04 Ubi estimates Q2 sales of 160m Euros  
  16:43 Developers flock to Brighton  
  16:18 Infinity Ward group sues Acti over MW3 demands  
  16:00 Tesco expands buying team  
  15:09 3DS to advance Nintendo’s download plans  
  15:05 Venom ups John Lewis DS range  
  14:39 UK games market falls 16% for H1 2010  
  14:00 Casual UK distributor surfaces  
  13:00 Best Kinect games still 2 years away  
  12:00 Sainsbury’s invests big in entertainment  
  11:00 UK games store count tumbles  
  10:38 UK CHARTS: Crackdown 2 blasts to the top  
  10:00 Six million Brits can’t see in 3D  
  09:35 Zynga hired for Google Games launch?  
Jul 09 18:03 Enslaved gets Euro date  
  16:15 Ubisoft: 3D TV is every home by 2013  
  15:37 Kinect: Core gamers want to sit down  
  14:48 Play TV going 3D  
  14:23 Move priced for profit  
  13:21 Best Buy appoints new COO  
  13:10 Mandelson named Villain of the Year  
  12:59 GAME ups GAMECare price  
  12:35 20 jobs lost at Firaxis  
  12:19 A complete guide to Gamescom  
  12:11 Guide to Gamescom  
  11:59 FIFA 11 gets PC spec boost  
  11:36 Dead Rising 2 SE pictured  
  10:59 Amazon enters grocery sector  
  10:57 Dead Space Ignition coming to XBLA  
  10:51 Read this week's MCV online...  
Jul 08 18:42 Xbox 3 and Wii 2 to beat PS4 to market  
  18:04 ELSPA already lobbying over Change4Life  
  17:43 New Red Dead DLC announced  
  17:23 Government scraps Change4Life funding  
  16:36 Dragon Age bigger than Mass Effect  
  16:17 Vanquish dated for Europe  
  16:03 Did MS sell just 503 Kin phones?  
  15:43 Dragon Age 2 confirmed  
  15:19 Firms press for DEA review  
  15:05 DSi sales soar  
  14:44 OPINION: Sainsbury's battlecry  
  14:37 Sainsbury's calls for lower games RRPs  
  13:06 Mobile gaming continues to grow  
  12:34 Sony 'saddened' by Insomniac switch  
  12:24 3D added to Sony Cyber-shot Cameras  
  12:08 June sales bode well for Blur  
  11:45 Metroid: Other M dated  
  11:34 Sony and Nintendo making 3G handhelds  
  10:47 Metro links games to ADHD  
Jul 07 14:53 More core support for PS Move  
  13:00 Splatterhouse rocks Metal Hammer awards  
  12:06 Xbox Live breaks $1bn mark?  
  12:00 IGN UK attracts record viewers  
  11:08 FIFA 11 kicks off in October  
  11:00 We Sing Encore debuts at music festival  
  10:56 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week  
  10:46 Microsoft launches Destination Arcade  
  10:09 E3 Game Critic Award winners revealed  
  10:00 IGS reveals ‘Mini Wii’ range  
Jul 06 18:16 The E3 Xbox givaway  
  18:16 OPINION: Freebies and trust  
  17:49 Nokia’s fall from grace continues  
  16:27 US: Concern builds over new game laws  
  16:13 JAPAN: Move launch line-up unveiled  
  15:46 Super Star Wars for Xbox 360?  
  14:41 Alpha Protocol sequel ruled out  
  14:18 Sony: Devs working on PS4  
  13:32 Neversoft: Music game sales ARE down  
  13:13 E3 hailed as ‘a remarkable success’  
  12:53 The Pirate Bay gets political  
  12:25 2D boost on 3DS  
  11:37 The cost of Blur’s poor sales  
  11:30 Develop Awards near sell-out  
  10:39 Classic White PS3 Slim announced  
Jul 05 18:25 The end is nigh for Eye of Judgement  
  17:49 Kinect POS pictured  
  17:23 Will Kinect and Move arrive too late?  
  16:39 UK retailers talk E3  
  16:06 Molyneux showcasing Fable III at Develop Conference  
  15:05 Vaz back on the anti-games bandwagon  
  13:39 iPhone 4’s launch put into perspective  
  13:20 R-Type sets course for iPhone  
  12:50 Kotick irritated by Xbox Live  
  12:14 Another analyst questions 3D  
  11:33 Kinect isn’t 360’s mass-market saviour  
  11:20 UK CHARTS: LEGO Potter still top  
  11:05 Metacritic report suggests quality increase  
Jul 02 18:13 INTERVIEW: Disney  
  18:02 64% prefer discs to digital  
  17:54 Amazon crowned UK’s biggest etailer  
  16:19 Pachter: Industry in permanent decline  
  16:10 Disney: Monetisation key to Tapulous deal  
  15:47 OPINION: Apple’s response analysed  
  15:10 iPhone 4 - Apple's OFFICIAL response  
  13:15 Play Crackdown 2, get Perfect Dark content  
  13:03 JAPAN: Low interest in 3D TV  
  12:48 JAPAN: Xbox sales jump 800%  
  11:42 EA announces FIFA Manager 11  
  11:30 New games boss for NewsCorp  
  11:29 NPD: PS3 sales grow once again  
  11:12 NPD: 360 beats PS3 in Red Dead battle  
  10:53 NPD: US games market falls  
Jul 01 23:44 Disney swoops for iPhone's Tapulous  
  18:29 Heavy Rain DLC on hold  
  18:09 O2 Ireland begins web censoring  
  17:32 First iPhone 4 lawsuit arrives  
  16:36 iPhone 4’s bumper payday  
  15:42 Microsoft calls time on Kin  
  15:14 Tesco doubles games market share  
  15:05 VAT rise won’t affect online  
  14:55 ShopTo posts £22m turnover  
  13:42 Retail forced to swallow VAT hike  
  13:12 Square announces Monster Hunter rival  
  12:58 Codemasters names Wigmore EMEA chief  
  12:28 Sony sticks up for 3D glasses  
  12:05 360 Medal of Honor beta delayed  
  11:51 Gameshastra arrives in Europe  
  11:31 Super Mario World coming to 3DS?  
  11:30 Hulu gets PSN+ exclusivity  
  11:00 Metroid: Other M confirmed for September  
  10:59 Medal of Honor marketing kicks off  
  10:56 Zushi team returns as Funbox Media  
  10:53 Massive push for Toy Story 3