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Intent Media has revealed that Mark Burton is its new MD as of today (February 17th). Burton joins from Incisive Media’s Insurance Group where he worked as group publishing director. Former employers include VNU Business Media. Mark is an accomplished media executive with an impressive track record,” NewBay Media CEO …
Read More »UK No.1 for The LEGO Movie Videogame
FIFA 14 has been knocked off the top of the UK charts by The LEGO Movie Videogame. Warner’s licensed outing is the sixth LEGO game to reach the UK top spot, with the last being LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes last year. Chart-Track adds that one eighth of the …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes hits 720p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4
Yet another high-profile multi-platform release has been confirmed as running at a higher resolution on Sony’s next-gen console. Konami confirmed as part of a screenshot comparison that while the PS4 version of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes runs at 1080p, the Xbox One release only manages 720p, the same as …
Read More »Game4u extends digital service to Singapore, Malaysia
Games retailer Game4u has expanded the operations of its digital distribution service – downloads4u – to Singapore and Malaysia. Through the service, Game4u will make its digital catalogue of over 700 PC and Mac games available to the two South-East Asian markets. PC gaming is popular in South-East Asia and …
Read More »The Evil Within release date confirmed by Bethesda
The survival horror blockbuster will launch throughout Europe in August. Bethesa has revealed The Evil Within will debut on August 29th throughout Europe and August 26th in North America. It will be available on Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3 and PC. Developed by Japanese studio Tango Gameworks, the game follows …
Read More »Future names Joel Gregory as GamesMaster editor
Former PlayStation: The Official Magazine deputy editor returns to Future. Joel Gregory has been appointed as editor of multi-format magazine GamesMaster. He replaces Matt Pellett, who switched across to fellow Future publication PlayStation: The Official Magazine earlier this month. Gregory returns to Future following a stint at Which? magazine, which …
Read More »Stand Up for GamesAid returns in April
GamesAid’s stand up comedy night is returning in two months. Stand Up for GamesAid 2014 will be held on Monday April 14th. The charity’s first patron and former game developer Imran Yusuf, will be both organising and hosting the event, which is due to be held at the Comedy Store. …
Read More »"We don’t need publishers in a traditional sense": The new age of publishing
Why do we need games publishers? In today’s digital market, the game makers and their fans are running the show. Community managers on Twitter and Facebook are doing the jobs of PRs, video bloggers via YouTube are doing a better job of marketing games than any carefully constructed TV ad, …
Read More »UPDATED: GAME no longer offering Titanfall beta codes with pre-orders
UPDATE: GAME has also informed MCV that customers who pre-order Titanfall from the retailer will no longer receive beta codes. "Thanks to our partnership with EA, we were able to receive some beta codes for Titanfall, which have already been given to a random selection of our lucky customers," said …
Read More »Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark listed by Amazon
Amazon has posted multi-platform listings for an unannounced next-gen Transformers game. The online retailer has Rise of the Dark Spark set for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and 3DS. While Activision is still yet to formally announce the title, it was included in the publisher’s most recent …
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