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There are just a few days to go before the world’s biggest games show. Gamescom veterans tell us how they are preparing Andy Robinson, Editor, CVGBefore the show, map out your appointments and figure out exactly where they are. The convention center in Cologne is a big old place if …
Read More »GMA 2012: The finalists in full
After weeks of intense lobbying, MCV can reveal the finalists of this year’s Games Media Awards – over 30 writers, plus more than 50 online and print publications, are in the running. The winners will be voted for by a 200-strong judging panel, comprising members of the media and industry …
Read More »US digital sales up year over year during second quarter
Encouraging news coming out of the NPD today, as the group revealed digital sales for Q2 2012 were up year over year by 17 per cent. The amount spent in the US on video game content in all forms from April to June totaled $2.88bn. That figure divides into $1bn …
Read More »Trip Hawkins to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012
Industry veteran Trip Hawkins will deliver a keynote speech at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012 in Pune later this year, NASSCOM has announced. Hawkins, an inductee in the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, founded EA and the now defunct console maker and game publisher 3DO, before …
Read More »Konami moves Euro HQ to UK
Konami will merge its European operations and form a new UK HQ, leaving its base in Germany. It is a part of a significant overhaul of the firm’s European operations, which sees the Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH merge with Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. The firm will operate under the B.V. …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Martin Gaston
We continue to profile the winners of last year’s Games Media Awards, as we speed towards the event on Thursday October 18th. This week we speak to Martin Gaston, the reviews editor at Videogamer.com, who was named the GMA Rising Star in 2011… How did it feel to win a …
Read More »Games industry cyclists to bike back from Gamescom for charity
After a week in Cologne, most of us prefer the shortest journey home possible, but ten games industry execs will take a more scenic route. Representatives of NCsoft, Indigo Pearl, Get Games, PlayStation Network, Future Publishing, Steel Series and Kalypso Media will cycle home from Cologne to Brighton straight after …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s video games market dates back to some of the earliest consoles, with local retailer and distributor Transfer Group starting out in 1990. However, the nation’s size means that the potential audience for video games is extremely concentrated, limiting the number of opportunities for newcomers. Bulgaria is a small European …
Read More »Free-to-play RPG Guardian Hearts coming to Vita
Japanese publisher Q Entertainment is bringing a free-to-play RPG to PlayStation Vita this month. Guardian Hearts Online on Vita will use an microtransaction system to offer players extra items, but the standard content will be free to download and play, according to Famitsu (via Andriasang). While the game is due …
Read More »UPDATED: 3DS XL registers decent launch sales in UK and Japan
The launch of the 3DS XL is pivotal to the future fortunes of the Nintendo 3DS and early sales numbers for the handheld are encouraging. Although Nintendo has not released concrete sales numbers for the UK, Games Industry reports that the machine sold a little shy of five figures” (as …
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