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29 July

17:33 3DS to cost under £200?

17:15 BioWare: 10m units is a hit

16:29 Games Media Awards: nominate now

15:58 THQ and WWE’s ‘direct relationship’

14:43 Move Starter Pack detailed

12:55 XBLA on track to make $140m this year

11:57 Chipsworld enters liquidation

11:56 Income nosedives at Capcom

11:16 Realtime Worlds reveals new project

11:07 System 3 announces triple-A digital-only release

10:19 3DS price and date incoming

09:49 PS3 surge boosts Sony

09:28 Nintendo income plummets

28 July

17:23 Zynga embroiled in Street Racing row

17:20 ELSPA ‘delighted’ with R4 ruling

16:09 MCV goes big at Gamescom

15:44 Google in talks with games publishers?

14:58 17 new countries getting iPhone 4

14:27 Budget boosted by supermarket growth

14:09 Major publishers line up for MCM Expo

14:05 Specialmove gets new website and mascot

13:20 Golden Joysticks partners with ITN

11:53 R4 made illegal in UK

11:20 Blizzard teases console projects

10:55 EA enlists Linkin Park

10:09 Playlogic files for bankruptcy

09:46 PvZ update removes Michael Jackson

09:05 Disney acquires Playdom in $763m deal

27 July

17:49 How much did GameStop pay for Kongregate?

17:30 Cousens issues pre-owned warning

16:58 Premium Rockstar book axed

16:51 Activision backs Bond to shine

16:44 New video games league debuts

16:15 Starcraft II gets £44.99 RRP

15:28 PlayStation logo going global

14:46 Sony expected to report profit

14:18 GameStop swoops for Kongregate

12:58 Blizzard: Activision hasn’t changed us

12:42 THQ: Red Dead hurt UFC 2010 sales

12:34 Ubi: Michael Jackson will sell 1m+

12:20 ToyNews retains circulation lead

12:12 iPhone jailbreaking legalised

11:41 FIFA 11 gets street football mode

11:06 Starcraft II arrives

09:59 Yoostar seeks ‘the next Rod Cousens’

26 July

13:25 Download the ME iPhone app

13:22 CHIPS is down, but not out

13:04 GTA V set in Hollywood?

10:00 HMV seeks in-house digital games service

09:51 Atari: Online strong despite despite 65% revenue drop

09:36 UK CHARTS: Toy Story 3 on top

09:01 Capcom and Namco go to war in new fighters

00:01 HMV launches online music portal

24 July

12:43 Daily Star apologises for GTA Rothbury

23 July

15:21 Nov 16th release for LittleBigPlanet 2

15:00 PC Zone officially closed

14:50 Free iPhone case deal revealed

14:05 Apple delays white iPhone 4 again

13:03 Things looking up for Nokia

12:19 Has EA opened new Kinect studio?

11:57 Registration goes live for Develop Football Challenge

11:48 Flight Control sets course for PS3

11:46 Read this week's MCV online...

11:15 Is 3D already in trouble?

10:15 Ubisoft becomes No.2 UK publisher

10:14 Disney to spend $600m on Playdom?

10:04 Xbox 360 sales down year-on-year

09:30 Halo Reach Xbox 360 S revealed

09:23 Medal of Honor team rebranded

22 July

17:00 Kerri West joins Sony

16:00 Cutting prices 'won't provide sales boost’

15:00 New Ignition to be ‘Pixar’ of games

14:30 OPINION: HMV's game ambitions

14:15 Games central to HMV’s ‘superbrand’ push

14:00 EA Sports signs Premier League partnership deal

12:00 Argos brings used games to all stores

10:56 Demon’s Souls standard game due August

10:51 Journalist defends GTA: Raoul Moat story

10:40 Why did MS kill cross-platform play?

10:23 PS3 could get 3D slider

10:00 Games Media Awards return

09:54 Ubisoft dates HAWX 2

08:00 Robbie Williams game incoming

21 July

17:34 Fischer lands US Square Enix role

15:56 Daily Star ‘reveals’ GTA: Rothbury

14:50 Nintendo wins Dutch piracy case

14:37 Gamers asked to decide GOW3 plot

14:15 VIDEO: Develop Awards 2010

13:55 Boxed PC leads digital by 2.3m

13:00 Force Unleashed II licensing push

12:48 UK video games - The June Report

11:52 Sony files 3D screen sharing patent

11:30 Zattikka raises $5.5m in funding

11:21 GameStop dismisses pre-owned competition

11:00 Online game card sales rise 200%

10:51 Analysts differ over Kinect pricing

10:26 Apple’s Q3 profits top $3bn

10:18 The price of motion control?

09:42 Kinect paves way for ‘expansion beyond the core’

09:41 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week

09:41 Low £39.99 RRP for Kinect games

09:34 Lewis defends Kinect RRP

09:00 ‘Charity can boost games profile’

20 July

22:57 EA reveals Alice and Spore sequels

21:01 GAME: Kinect ‘excites’ customers

17:40 Gamers react to Kinect RRP

17:09 4GB Xbox 360 S confirmed

17:06 Kinect priced at £130

16:42 Sega announces Thor game

16:31 Sainsbury’s: £26 MW2 put us on the map

16:27 ‘There will be failure in digital’

16:22 New trade-in-site emerges

16:12 New Halo project underway at 343

15:42 Moore: Metacritic a ‘slippery slope’

15:17 EA announces new RPG

14:15 Pachter still expects online COD fees

13:11 COD “is a force of nature”

12:57 Future: PC Zone fate still undecided

12:44 E-books enjoy retail surge

12:20 Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014

11:50 100GB Blu-ray discs arrive

11:23 US: State support grows for Schwarzenegger law

10:39 Home becomes indie games platform

10:30 New Fight Night announced

09:45 Online fees for COD rubbished

19 July

17:48 Pure Football price cut to £9.99

17:26 OnLive ‘not for the hardcore’

17:11 Some OnLive titles platform locked

16:58 OnLive user numbers 'beyond expectations'

15:54 Manufacturers lambast Apple

15:35 Xbox Plants vs Zombies heading to retail

15:23 Blur is 'start of a big franchise'

13:44 Publisher boss lashes out at supermarkets

13:30 Codies clarifies Black departure

12:32 Stuart Black quitting Codemasters

12:25 £300 Rockstar Games book incoming

11:34 Xbox 360 S redesigns records

11:08 Has Tiger been damaged for good?

11:02 XBLA Plants vs Zombies gets co-op

10:57 PS3 Mafia II joins DLC code movement

10:28 Sony recommending 3D resolution drop

09:58 UK CHARTS: Crackdown 2 still soaring

09:49 Valve releases free shooter

16 July

19:21 Free bumpers for iPhone 4 owners

17:51 Justin Keeling joins UTV Ignition

17:37 Games hit hardest in entertainment slump

17:08 Kmart posting user reviews in store

16:25 VSC confirms PEGI date

15:55 ‘Activision must charge for CoD online’

15:46 MSN partners with Golden Joysticks

15:33 PC Zone: So long, and thanks for all the chips

15:02 Will Square Enix reinvent Final Fantasy?

14:56 Black Ops boxart revealed

14:44 iOS 4.1 goes live but ‘death grip’ scandal rumbles on

14:05 Creative enters publishing sector

13:50 Ubisoft targets 30% share on 3DS

13:43 OPINION: The UK games market

13:38 UK games market suffers June blues

11:48 James Bond Blood Stone confirmed

11:32 EA sells stake in Ubisoft

11:20 Xbox 360 S price round-up

10:56 Xbox 360 S arrives in UK

10:29 NPD: Mario Galaxy 2 passes 1m

10:28 JAPAN: Wii Party tops charts

10:14 NPD: PS3’s run of form continues

10:03 NPD: Xbox 360 sales surge 88%

09:47 NPD: June market fails to sparkle

09:37 Read this week's MCV online...

15 July

17:40 JAPAN: Mario leads 2010’s best sellers

17:24 PEGI ratings delayed until 2011

16:54 Apache: Air Assault announced

15:08 GAME’s midnight Xbox 360 S openings

14:40 Microsoft scraps 1 vs. 100

14:05 Average game price falls

13:45 Nintendo reveals new sampling tour

13:33 Have we lost the casual gamer?

13:16 iOS 4.1 doesn’t fix ‘death grip’

12:55 Schafer: I need to keep my mouth shut

12:06 3D gives online gamers an advantage

11:50 Sony reveals Move console bundle

11:07 Cousens: I’m not a fan of DRM

10:28 Apple calls surprise news conference

10:19 Zelda Skyward Sword due early 2011

09:54 Rockstar axes Red Dead employees

09:48 Activision: Kotick is passionate about games

09:29 Develop Awards: The 2010 winners list

09:26 New talent hailed at Develop Awards

14 July

17:47 Rare: Controllers too convoluted

17:38 Pitbull Studios opens doors

16:59 Sales of Sony Minis hit 1m

16:00 GAME reveals mobile portal

14:52 PC Zone to be closed

14:24 Funbox Media signs with Gem

14:12 Vaizey explains tax break snub

13:46 We R Interactive arrives

13:07 Nintendo dates Q3 titles

12:43 Schafer: Kotick ‘not good for games industry’

12:33 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week

12:16 Hirshberg: Activision should be loved

11:39 Has Apple quietly redesigned the iPhone 4?

11:10 BioWare 'obsessed' with review scores

11:05 Jobs doesn’t understand game development

11:00 Jagex announces new sci-fi MMO

10:12 Milo gets in-depth demo

10:02 Medal of Honor Limited Edition revealed

09:41 Xbox 360 S Arcade gets 4GB of storage

13 July

18:44 Activision names new publishing CEO

17:32 Next iPad 'to offer 360 quality graphics'

17:21 Bejeweled for $60k? No thanks

17:05 APB getting radical overhaul

16:36 Pre-owned app heading to iPhone

16:03 New PES 2011 video

15:55 ELSPA director promoted at anti-piracy coalition

14:22 Kane & Lynch gets early release

13:51 Casual XBL games claim 5% of sales

13:35 City celebrates Sniper success

13:20 3DS to foil the pirates

12:12 GameStop: We don’t like pre-owned

11:47 Apple deleting forum complaints

11:07 MS to make $1bn from Kinect in year one

11:06 ModNation Racers gets casual update

10:54 Day of Defeat Source guns its way to Mac

10:47 Respawn making sci-fi shooter?

10:37 XBLA’s Desination Arcade delayed

10:26 Nintendo won’t change 3DS shape

10:11 The future of Alan Wake

10:01 3D is not for kids, warns Sony

12 July

19:03 Vaizey endorses TIGA/ELSPA partnership

18:46 Big names set for GDC Europe

17:54 Driver: San Francisco delayed to 2011

17:24 MP Watson impressed with ELSPA/TIGA unity

17:13 ELSPA and TIGA partner for tax breaks

17:04 Ubi estimates Q2 sales of 160m Euros

15:43 Developers flock to Brighton

15:18 Infinity Ward group sues Acti over MW3 demands

15:00 Tesco expands buying team

14:09 3DS to advance Nintendo’s download plans

14:05 Venom ups John Lewis DS range

13:39 UK games market falls 16% for H1 2010

13:00 Casual UK distributor surfaces

12:00 Best Kinect games still 2 years away

11:00 Sainsbury’s invests big in entertainment

10:00 UK games store count tumbles

09:38 UK CHARTS: Crackdown 2 blasts to the top

09:00 Six million Brits can’t see in 3D

08:35 Zynga hired for Google Games launch?

9 July

17:03 Enslaved gets Euro date

15:15 Ubisoft: 3D TV is every home by 2013

14:37 Kinect: Core gamers want to sit down

13:48 Play TV going 3D

13:23 Move priced for profit

12:21 Best Buy appoints new COO

12:10 Mandelson named Villain of the Year

11:59 GAME ups GAMECare price

11:35 20 jobs lost at Firaxis

11:19 A complete guide to Gamescom

10:59 FIFA 11 gets PC spec boost

10:36 Dead Rising 2 SE pictured

09:59 Amazon enters grocery sector

09:57 Dead Space Ignition coming to XBLA

09:51 Read this week's MCV online...

8 July

17:42 Xbox 3 and Wii 2 to beat PS4 to market

17:04 ELSPA already lobbying over Change4Life

16:43 New Red Dead DLC announced

16:23 Government scraps Change4Life funding

15:36 Dragon Age bigger than Mass Effect

15:17 Vanquish dated for Europe

15:03 Did MS sell just 503 Kin phones?

14:43 Dragon Age 2 confirmed

14:19 Firms press for DEA review

14:05 DSi sales soar

13:44 OPINION: Sainsbury's battlecry

13:37 Sainsbury's calls for lower games RRPs

12:06 Mobile gaming continues to grow

11:34 Sony 'saddened' by Insomniac switch

11:24 3D added to Sony Cyber-shot Cameras

11:08 June sales bode well for Blur

10:45 Metroid: Other M dated

10:34 Sony and Nintendo making 3G handhelds

09:47 Metro links games to ADHD

7 July

13:53 More core support for PS Move

12:00 Splatterhouse rocks Metal Hammer awards

11:06 Xbox Live breaks $1bn mark?

11:00 IGN UK attracts record viewers

10:08 FIFA 11 kicks off in October

10:00 We Sing Encore debuts at music festival

09:56 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week

09:46 Microsoft launches Destination Arcade

09:09 E3 Game Critic Award winners revealed

09:00 IGS reveals ‘Mini Wii’ range

6 July

17:16 OPINION: Freebies and trust

16:49 Nokia’s fall from grace continues

15:27 US: Concern builds over new game laws

15:13 JAPAN: Move launch line-up unveiled

14:46 Super Star Wars for Xbox 360?

13:41 Alpha Protocol sequel ruled out

13:18 Sony: Devs working on PS4

12:32 Neversoft: Music game sales ARE down

12:13 E3 hailed as ‘a remarkable success’

11:53 The Pirate Bay gets political

11:25 2D boost on 3DS

10:37 The cost of Blur’s poor sales

10:30 Develop Awards near sell-out

09:39 Classic White PS3 Slim announced

5 July

17:25 The end is nigh for Eye of Judgement

16:49 Kinect POS pictured

16:23 Will Kinect and Move arrive too late?

15:06 Molyneux showcasing Fable III at Develop Conference

14:05 Vaz back on the anti-games bandwagon

12:39 iPhone 4’s launch put into perspective

12:20 R-Type sets course for iPhone

11:50 Kotick irritated by Xbox Live

11:14 Another analyst questions 3D

10:33 Kinect isn’t 360’s mass-market saviour

10:20 UK CHARTS: LEGO Potter still top

10:05 Metacritic report suggests quality increase

2 July

17:02 64% prefer discs to digital

16:54 Amazon crowned UK’s biggest etailer

15:19 Pachter: Industry in permanent decline

15:10 Disney: Monetisation key to Tapulous deal

14:47 OPINION: Apple’s response analysed

14:10 iPhone 4 - Apple's OFFICIAL response

12:15 Play Crackdown 2, get Perfect Dark content

12:03 JAPAN: Low interest in 3D TV

11:48 JAPAN: Xbox sales jump 800%

10:42 EA announces FIFA Manager 11

10:30 New games boss for NewsCorp

10:29 NPD: PS3 sales grow once again

10:12 NPD: 360 beats PS3 in Red Dead battle

09:53 NPD: US games market falls

1 July

22:44 Disney swoops for iPhone's Tapulous

17:29 Heavy Rain DLC on hold

17:09 O2 Ireland begins web censoring

16:32 First iPhone 4 lawsuit arrives

15:36 iPhone 4’s bumper payday

14:42 Microsoft calls time on Kin

14:14 Tesco doubles games market share

14:05 VAT rise won’t affect online

13:55 ShopTo posts £22m turnover

12:42 Retail forced to swallow VAT hike

12:12 Square announces Monster Hunter rival

11:58 Codemasters names Wigmore EMEA chief

11:28 Sony sticks up for 3D glasses

11:05 360 Medal of Honor beta delayed

10:51 Gameshastra arrives in Europe

10:31 Super Mario World coming to 3DS?

10:30 Hulu gets PSN+ exclusivity

10:00 Metroid: Other M confirmed for September

09:59 Medal of Honor marketing kicks off

09:56 Zushi team returns as Funbox Media

09:53 Massive push for Toy Story 3

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