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The early bird deadline for London Games Conference is fast approaching – you have until tomorrow night to get tickets for just 199 each. London Games Conference is this year a full-day conference dedicated to games marketing and reaching new customers. We have speakers from Buzzfeed, Ubisoft, Gamer Network, PlayStation, …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4G and New Nintendo 3DS continue to rule Japanese chart
Monster Hunter 4G has remained top of the Japanese software chart for a second week, according to the latest data provided by Famitsu. Capcom’s hugely popular beast-slaying title saw its unit sales fall by over 1.3 million, but given that it sold over 1.6 million last week, it’s unsurprising that …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2014: The winners in full
This year’s Games Media Awards have once again recognised some of the finest talent working in the industry. Stand-up comic and writer Holly Walsh hosted the event, which took place at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom near Holborn. I’m the first female host of the GMAs, which makes me one of …
Read More »Monster Hunter 4G shifts 1.6m units in first week in Japan; 230k New 3DS consoles sold in its first two days
Nintendo’s New 3DS consoles are off to a strong start in Japan, according to data provided by Famitsu. It launched in October 11th and by October 12th it had shifted a combined total of 230,000 units. Of this figure 172,332 were the larger New 3DS LL, while its smaller sibling …
Read More »Bandai Namco opens office in Malaysia
Publisher Bandai Namco has expanded into Malaysia, opening a new office in Kuala Lumpur. Bandai Namco Malaysia is to be headed up be Nicolas Ng, who will be reporting to the firm’s Singapore office GM of sales and marketingRainel Tan. "Malaysia has always been one of our key markets within …
Read More »Just one day left to vote on this year’s Gamers’ Choice award
There’s only one day left to vote on your favourite article for this year’s Gamers’ Choice award. The prize, which will be presented at tomorrow’s Games Media Awards, recognises a single piece of outstanding games media work from the last year. The piece can be a written piece, a video …
Read More »Xbox One outsold PS4 in September in US, analyst claims
Michael Pachter says that the Xbox One outsold the PS4 in the US in September. VentureBeat reports that the analyst estimates sales of 325k for Microsoft’s machine throughout the month compared to Sony’s 250k sales. The result is interesting as September saw the release of the record-breaking Destiny, which itself …
Read More »Hurry – last few trade tickets left for the Games Media Awards 2014
We’re just a few days away from finding out who the winners of this year’s Games Media Awards are. And only a handful of tickets remain for the event, due to take place on October 15th at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom. Trade tickets are available for 199 plus VAT. To …
Read More »GMAs Journalists’ Journalist nominees: Who is Julia Hardy?
This year’s Games Media Awards on October 15th will see the games media vote on the night for their ‘Journalists’ Journalist’, from a shortlist of six industry standouts. Ahead of the big night, MCV chats to nominee Julia Hardy about the importance of treating the gaming industry with respect as …
Read More »Games Media Profile: GameSpot
The GameSpot team reveals what its been working on over the last year – and what to expect in the next twelve months Reborn in 2006 after a four-year hiatus, GameSpot UK has quickly distinguished itself as more than just a subsidiary of its American brethren. And now it’s working …
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