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OFF THE RECORD


GEEKS AND GAMERS COLLIDE Thousands flocked to London’s MCM Expo last weekend to play the latest games and take part in hideous cosplay activities. Capcom’s Leo Tan threw out free Street FighterT-shirts every five minutes (above), while Tecmo Koei’s Chin Soon Sun was seen playing horse riding game Champion Jockeyenthusiastically (left). PQube’s Abid Gangat was also on hand promoting Arcana Heart 3(above left). MCVwas left scarred by some of the attendees’ gender-defying costumes.


FROM THE ARCHIVE... TWO YEARS AGO MCV JUNE 5th 2009


NEWS E3 makes a spectacular return to form with star-studded conferences from Microsoft, EA and Activision. Celebrities spotted include Steven Spielberg, Eminem, Jay-Z, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr… Microsoft unveils Project Natal, the motion-sensing controller that became Kinect… Nintendo reveals four Mario games, including New Super Mario Bros Wii and Super Mario Galaxy 2… Sony details plans to engage gamers with PSPgo and a PS3 motion controller…


the industry. The current members are...


CHARTS 1. UFC 2009: Undisputed................THQ......................................PS3, 360 2. Pokémon Platinum..........................Nintendo ........................................DS 3. EA Sports Active..............................EA ......................................................Wii 4. Guitar Hero: Metallica ..................Activision ....Wii, PS2, PS3, 360 5. Infamous .............................................. Sony ..............................................PS3


AND FINALLY A reader ticks off MCVfor doubting that R4 cards are legitimately used as eBook readers, MP3 and video players for homebrew video games, and insists the devices aren’t just for playing pirated games. He also argues that since PCs can play pirated software without modification, should they also be considered illegal devices? We respond by pointing out devices are available that provide homebrew functions but don’t play pirate DS games. So there.


Azeem Sadiq, Comet


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Graham Chambers, Amazon


Christopher Rogers, Dixons Retail


Igor Cipolletta, ShopTo


Anthony Stocker, Argos


Stephen Staley, Gameseek


Joanna Hunt, Tesco


Gurdeep Hunjan, Sainsbury’s


Phil Moore, Grainger Games


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