Games 5s throws up Group of Death

The final line-up for this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament has been announced. It boasts the biggest names in hardware, software, retail and media – and includes one obvious ‘group of death’.

Group three lines up like this: Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and MCV. Gulp. The neutral and depersonalised voice of MCV editorial would like to point out that when we finish bottom, it will be purely down to the respect we have for the achievements and standing of these valuable advertisers. Sorry, trade partners, colleagues, peers, friends…

The complete line up for the group stages is as follows:

Group 1
Imagine
Bauer Media
Gamestation Cambridge
Capcom

Group 2
Square Enix
Future
Electronic Arts
Sega

Group 3/of death
Nintendo
Xbox
PlayStation
MCV

Group 4
Beautiful Game Studios
Sports Interactive
Konami
Rebellion

Group 5
Rocksteady Studios
Activision
Blackrock Studios
Ubisoft

Group 6
Global Radio
2K
TT Games
Rockstar Games

Group 7
ShopTo
Amazon
Codemasters
Bethesda

Group 8
THQ
Gem
Centresoft
Disney

The Xbox 360 Games 5s takes place at the Barnet Powerleague on the morning of Wednesday, June 23rd – followed by beers, a BBQ and England Vs Slovenia on a big screen.