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GAME – 8/10 Entering the store, the console deals were prominently placed on a centre pillar, although on second look, this area only featured the Sony 40GB PS3 and Nintendo Wii consoles. There was a good choice but the Nintendo Wii had a large sign saying ‘AWAITING STOCK’. When asked …

Speaking earlier today, Sony chief executive Howard Stringer said that the firm’s three-year cost cutting reforms, which included the sale of its Cell CPU business to Toshiba , had placed the firm in a strong financial position that will allow it to bring back some of the wow factor that …

Who doesn’t want Wii to win this Christmas? It’s the most joyous, innovative, honest, uncynical games machine we’ve seen in years. It’ll fly out of stores – and continue to sell out well into 2008 – largely because of Wii Sports, and the simple-yet-completely-irresistible appeal of its ‘play tennis in …

When Activision snapped up Project Gotham developer Bizarre Creations in late September the publisher proudly stated its intention to make big waves in the racing genre , but rumours claim that the UK developer is pencilled in to work on a new James Bond game. MCV, however, understands that another …

With EA’s superb Fight Night series more or less monopolising the video game boxing scene at the moment, 2K Games is to approach the genre from another angle with the announcement of the upcoming Don King Presents: Prizefighter. As well as beating people up, the game will see players training …

Brain Training once again helps Nintendo top our developer chart

The former chief operating officer of Rockstar Gary Dale has been named as the new executive vice president of Take 2, it has been announced. Dale will be chiefly looking at the publisher’s sales and distribution activities, and is said to be pursuing further ‘business development opportunities’ for the company, …

Consider the alternatives. Wii’s going to take a punishing over Christmas, as family members get ripped on mulled wine and settle their differences on Wii Sports. But you’ll have finished Mario Galaxy before New Year and then it’ll be Easter before you touch it again. Assuming you can actually buy …

MICROSOFT IS spending over four million pounds on its Christmas marketing push, matching the figure SCE UK has earmarked for its PlayStation 3 campaign. The platform holder is inviting consumers to ‘jump in’ through a huge range of TV and other media promotions as the Christmas console hardware battle continues …

Following the closure of Microsoft first-party developer FASA last September, former head Jordan Weisman has founded a new studio entitled Smith & Tinker, and has secured the rights to former FASA titles Crimson Skies, Shadowrun and MechWarrior from Microsoft. "We’re not quite ready to announce our plans for each property, …