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Capcom, Sega and Namco have each sunk the price of their iPhone games just days after EA and Gameloft announced similar sales ploys. The move will add further grief to indie iPhone developers who, hitherto, distinguished themselves favourably from the big publishers with low price points. But now the publishing …

From tomorrow gamers will be able to claim a significant discount off the price of a subscription to the recently released PS3 and PC MMO DC Universe Online. The PlayStation blog reports that 25 per cent has been taken off the price of a three month subscription, dropping from $41.99 …

Electronic Arts has started its own DLC sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Selected content and games have seen their prices slashed by 50 per cent. The promotion follows on from Activision’s recent half-price sale. All Dragon Age DLC has be reduced, including the Awakenings expansion. Other add-ons covered by …

Publisher Activision has dropped the price of both Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2 in North America. Joystiq reports that both games have seen between $10 and $20 slashed from their various range of SKUs on the High Street. MCV has asked Activision, but there’s no word …

Harmonix has established itself as an independent company after being sold off by previous owners Viacom. Harmonix-SBE Holdings is an affiliate of Columbus Nova, a private investment firm, positioning the Rock Band creators as an independent developer. The new direction for the company was revealed as Viacom announced it has …

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has sold $1.3 billion of shares in the firm, a move he says should not be construed as a lack of faith in the software giant. Ballmer claims the move, which is his first sale of Microsoft stock in seven years, is about diversifying his …

With the industry waiting to see whether next week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops will spark off another round of supermarket price wars, HMV has become the first retailer to break cover and announce its headline-grabbing deal for the game. MCV understands that the chain will be selling either the …

PlayStation platform holder has confirmed to MCV that it will stop selling PSP development kits to studios on November 15th. The decision was taken due to the expiry of current development and test tools. However, the news does signal the end of the handheld in the way that some sites …

A new ruling from the London high Court has officially illegalised the importing, advertising or sale of R4 cards in the UK. The R4 is a accessory that allows users to play custom code and, more commonly, illegally pirated games, on the DS handheld. Defendant Wai Dat Chan and Playables …

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