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Read More »Tiger Woods 14 introduces Ladies Tour for the first time
Five female golfers from the Ladies Professional Golf Association are set to star alongside Tiger Woods in EA’s annual golf game for the first time. 2012 Rolex Player of the Year Stacy Lewis leads the roster, while players will be free to create their own female golfers and compete in …
Read More »Harrison on Piston and Shield: ‘Hardware is a hard thing to do’
Microsoft exec warns of the difficulties ahead for Nvidia and Steam
Read More »Rare’s Henson becomes new Lionhead boss
Industry verteran Scott Henson has been named as the new head of operations at Fable studio Lionhead. Announced by Microsoft EMEA corporate VP Phil Harrison during a press event, Henson will take the reigns from Mark Webley, who had led the studio during the interim period following Peter Molyneux’s departure. …
Read More »Phil Harrison lifts lid on Lift London
New Microsoft UK studio to focus on cloud games; Headed up by longstanding Rare exec Lee Schuneman
Read More »Microsoft: ‘We’re moving away from being a maker of packaged goods’
The future of the games industry is in the cloud, Microsoft VP Phil Harrison said today. He made his statement as he lifted the lid on the firm’s new London Studio: Lift London. The new studio is entirely focused on the cloud and will not be making physical video games. …
Read More »EA Origin UK boss Roger Walkden joins Microsoft
EA Origin’s UK chief Roger Walkden has joined Microsoft Studios. The former EA and Activision man takes the role of Chief of Staff, and will work behind the scenes across all of Microsoft’s European studios, which includes Rare, Lionhead, Soho Productions, Press Play and the new studio, Lift London. "My …
Read More »GameStop: DLC is easier to sell than strategy guides or accessories
Digital revolution comes at the cost of retail devolution, right? Perhaps not. GameStop’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser has said that DLC is not only an easy sell at retail – retail is also possibly the best place to sell it. Downloadable content is easier for us to …
Read More »Phil Harrison on Steam-box: ‘It’s very hard to launch hardware’
Microsoft boss Phil Harrison says it will be hard for the likes of Steam and Nvidia to launch mass-market games consoles. Both firms have announced plans for PC-based consoles in the home, including the new ‘Piston’ and ‘Shield’ devices. But Harrison says it can take thousands of pounds and ‘very …
Read More »Don’t forget: MCV Award lobbying deadline is tomorrow
Lobbying closes tomorrow for the 2013 MCV Awards. You have until 5pm on Friday, January 11th to get your suggestions in. So that’s just over 24 hours to put forward names to be considered as finalists for hotly-contested prizes like Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and …
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