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Trade body ELSPA has praised the commitment pledged by the Conservative party’s Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey at last night’s London Games Conference to explore ways to help the UK video games industry should his party win next year’s general election. We welcome much in Ed Vaizey’s speech,” ELSPA director …
Read More »Mandelson backs three-strikes policy
Labour MP and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has stated that the UK will follow the lead set by France in introducing a three-strikes-and-you’re-out” policy that will leave those accused of internet piracy without a broadband connection. Lord Mandelson wants those found guilty of repeat offences cut off within 15 months …
Read More »LGC 09: Microsoft dismisses OnLive threat
Microsoft has dismissed the possibility of streaming technology such as OnLive and Gaikai damagaing its Xbox business for the foreseeable fututure.” Speaking at London Games Conference this evening, Xbox Live EMEA boss Jerry Johnson told BAFTA HQ – packed by industry delegates – that streaming tech was not on an …
Read More »Will tax stifle digital revolution?
The Government’s plans to fund the spread of high speed broadband through taxation is unfair – and could put games’ potential digital renaissance in jeopardy. That was the view from Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey this week, speaking ahead of his keynote address at London Games Conference on Tuesday (October …
Read More »FIFA 10 eclipses 1m units in the UK
EA’s FIFA 10 has sold 1 million units in the UK in just three weeks, Chart-Track has announced. It took FIFA 09 six weeks to achieve the same milestone, which went on to sell over 10 million units worldwide. As reported yesterday, FIFA 10 remains top of the ChartTrack Top …
Read More »Ju-On to haunt Halloween
Publisher Rising Star Games is looking to capitalise on the Halloween season to drive its milestone release, Ju-On: The Grudge. The social horror title, based on the iconic Japanese movie, holds particular importance for the publisher – as it is the 50th video game that Rising Star has released since …
Read More »JAPAN: Uncharted 2 impresses
Whilst Sony’s Uncharted series has been a firm favourite in the West since its arrival in late 2007, it’s reception in Japan has been less enthusiastic – a problem that the sequel seems to have very ably addressed. Gamezine reports that in its first day on sale in Japan, the …
Read More »Steam: We cant release digital data
Digital download market leader Steam has told MCV that it will not release its sales data to chart companies – and that an official downloads ranking is not important. It is rumoured that parent company Valve’s secrecy over sales data is the final obstacle for companies such as GfK-ChartTrack and …
Read More »Update your diary with MCV’s events guide
October and November mark two of the busiest months on the game industry’s calendar, as a huge range of conferences, shows and award ceremonies open their doors. For that reason, to keep you abreast of all the essential diary dates, MCV brings you a round up of the forthcoming events …
Read More »JAPAN: Market 10% down in 2009H1
The ongoing decline in the Japanese video game market has so far continued in 2009, with Famitsu reporting that the sector showed a 10.5 per cent decline year-on-year for the period between March 31st and September 28th 2009. Hardware sales fell 15.1 per cent, whilst software fell 7.5 per cent. …
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