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Xbox and Windows platform holder Microsoft is to have another stab at competing with iTunes and Spotify in the digital music market. Tomorrow the firm will launch a new music service, Xbox Music. The big hook for Xbox Music is that is being specifically designed to work across many devices, …
Read More »One week left to nominate for MCV’s 30 Under 30
There are only seven days left if you wanted to nominate someone to be recognised as one of the industry’s brightest young stars in 30 Under 30. Every year this hugely popular feature highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations …
Read More »Apple co-founder Wozniak calls firm "arrogant’, slams iPhone 5 design
Outspoken tech exec and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has labelled his former employer as arrogant” regarding its refusal to make the iPhone 5 larger. Though the design and construction of Apple’s latest handset is undoubtedly amongst the very best on the market, the handset is certainly undersized compared to its …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Switzerland
The Swiss market is one that has remained relatively stable despite the economic pressures Europe faces. In 2011, the combined unit sales for both software and hardware remained flat compared to the year before, down by only one per cent and still at over 4m units. However, the weakening Euro …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Wii are talking to U
MCV talks to Nintendo’s new UK marketing director Shelly Pearce… We have always been listening, but maybe people weren’t aware.” If there’s one person that knows the conventional wisdom of ‘Nintendo doesn’t get the internet’ isn’t quite true, it’s Shelly Pearce. The 14 year veteran of Nintendo – a decade …
Read More »Rayman Origins 2 listed online
A listing for the as-of-yet unannounced Rayman Origins 2 has appeared online. The retail listing was spotted by The Sixth Axis, with a speculative release date of 2013 on PS3. Ubisoft issued MCV with a no comment when asked about the existence of the game. The Rayman IP has undergone …
Read More »Get the 12GB PS3 Super Slim for under £160
It’s not only a big day for game releases – today also sees the launch of the brand new 12GB Super Slim PS3. Available only in Europe, this new model is the first to favour flash memory instead of a hard drive. And whilst some retailers are charging close to …
Read More »Rovio: ‘It is going to be an Angry Birds holiday’
This Christmas will be the biggest in Angry Birds’ history, if Rovio gets its own way. The developer – which has just launched the No.1 iPhone game Bad Piggies – will release its most lucrative tie-up yet, Angry Birds Star Wars, on November 8th. And it’s retail that is likely …
Read More »League of Legends is "the most played video game in the world"
Riot Games has released an infographic claiming that its free-to-play online RPG is the most played video game in the world”. It has a total of 70m registered Summoner names, 32m active monthly users and 12m daily active users. Over 1bn game hours are logged every month. To put that …
Read More »EA founder says consoles will become "a hobby market"
Predictions of gloom for the console sector aren’t exactly rare – and this morning you’ve got another one to add to the pile. EA founder Trip Hawkins predicts that the future of the console market is a hobbyist one, with the bulk of the sector to be claimed by PC …
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