Media & PR

TLS confirms dates for RCG PC events

After a successful first event at AV Con in Adelaide, Triumph Leisure Solutions (TLS) has confirmed dates for the rest of its 2011 Red Carpet Gaming events. The event series includes the PC qualifying events for the World Cyber Games (WCG) for 2011. These qualifiers were previously already run by …

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GMA 2011: Lobbying closed

Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gameshas now closed, with some 800 nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. Now it’s all in the hands of the judges. As ever, the winners will be voted for by members …

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Consumers soon wont pay $60 for a game anymore

Though such a radical transition is still some way off, the senior VP of worldwide development at Electronic Arts has hinted that the FIFA series will at some stage have to move away from the annual disc release model. I think there are two things at play,” Andrew Wilson told …

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Sign-up for MCV Pacific email services

MCV is launching a new website dedicated to the Pacific territories in October and it will be supported by a range of editorial email services. To sign up to receive these from day one, just email your name, company, job title, the country in which you’re based and the nature …

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Smartphone sales plunge 34% in dismal quarter for Nokia

This must be regarded as the low point for Nokia as the company deals with plummeting legacy device sales before the new WinPho era begins. Today’s Q2 financial report reveals the depth of the Finnish firm’s current plight. Year on year revenue fell 11 per cent from €1bn to €927m, …

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