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When a gamer sits down to play a game like Sleeping Dogs it’s simply a slice of fun. But for a small team in Square Enix’s Wimbledon office it’s a science experiment. That’s because Sleeping Dogs is one example of a game that uses anonymous metrics to learn from how …
Read More »13 pages of the Games Media Awards in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to download – and it features 13 pages of Games Media Awards, with almost 100 pictures from the event. Also in this edition is interviews with Ubisoft’s Rob Cooper, Microsoft’s Pav Bhardwaj and Sony’s Chris Bruce We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our …
Read More »VIDEO: Relive highlights from the Games Media Awards
We’ve heard it described as the friendliest awards ceremony” ever seen in the UK. And this highlights reel makes us think that’s about right. Have you ever seen so many people cuddling? We’d like to take the opportunity to once again thank all those who came along on the night …
Read More »Phil Harrison to give first public address as Xbox exec at LGC
Xbox exec joins speakers from Twitter, Google, EA, Sega and Disney attending next month's conference
Read More »Nintendo successfully overturns digital software sales slump
Having peaked in the third quarter of 2010, Nintendo’s digital sales are once again on the rise. Total digital sales for Q3 2010 reached 12bn, with sales in the first half of the period reaching just under 6bn. First half digital sales in 2011 and 2012 fell to 3.5bn and …
Read More »3DS sales comfortably outpacing Vita in Europe and Japan
Information released as part of Nintendo’s recent investors conference suggest that the 3DS is enjoying a comfortable on-going sales advantage over PlayStation Vita. Weekly sales of the 3DS in Europe are hovering around the 40,000-50,000 mark and are generally tracking ahead of both the console’s 2011 sales trends and those …
Read More »Phil Harrison will give first public address as Xbox exec at LGC
Phil Harrison will give his first public address as an Xbox exec at next month’s London Games Conference. He will give the opening keynote at the November 21st event. Harrison joins a roster that already includes Twitter, Google, Electronic Arts, Sega, Disney, Yogscast and other key experts on digital games …
Read More »ESRB launches no-cost game ratings service
New 'streamlined' digital classification system to be available on XBLA, PSN and Windows 8
Read More »PopCap signs connected TV deal
Cross-platform games solution provider Antix Labs has been in operation for more than five years, but in some respects its ‘share and play’ gaming tech was ahead of its time. However, the UK firm has been busy recently by enabling itsGame Player for connected TV OEMs, while itrolled out into …
Read More »Nintendo will sell Wii U at a loss; Analyst questions launch sale predictions
Some may have been surprised at the Wii U’s relatively high launch price, but Nintendo will still be selling the hardware at a loss. In addition to the yen’s continuous appreciation, the Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo’s profits early after the launch because rather than …
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