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The studio behind Tony Hawk’s has been enlisted by owner Activision to aid development of Call of Duty franchise. It’s unknown in what capacity the studio is working in, though it is likely to have assumed a smaller, focused role complementing current COD studios Treyarch, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games. …
Read More »PlayStation president Andrew House interviewed in the new MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features a blockbuster interview with SCE Group CEO and president, Andrew House. We also take a look back at E3 and deliver our verdicts on the best games on show. The magazine is available for iPad. Download our app …
Read More »Humble Bundle V sales reach $5m
The Humble Indie Bundle V has finally screeched to a halt, raising $5.1 million and selling almost 600,000 bundles. The package defied tradition by gathering some of the highest profile indie titles of recent years, even going so far as to include Pyschonauts, a title from Tim Schafer’s studio Double …
Read More »Fruit Ninja merchandise incoming
Australian studio Half Brick has licensed several companies to begin producing consumer products for its bestselling casual franchise Fruit Ninja. With over 300 million downloads on iPhone, iPad, and Android, Fruit Ninja is one of the best selling games in mobile history, and has been released for a variety of …
Read More »EA’s Intat: "Gamescom is a pillar for our industry"
Electronic Arts says it will be out ‘in force’ at Gamescom this August. Less than 24 hours after Microsoft confirmed it wouldn’t be attending the German trade show or the Tokyo Game Show, EA has issued a confident statement underlining the importance of Gamescom. And it has confirmed it will …
Read More »South Korea bans virtual item trade
Those who violate the new law could face up to five years imprisonment and a fine of £28k
Read More »Wii U beats 3DS for day one value
Nintendo may not be prepared to talk about the Wii U price yet, but when it arrives later this year it will have a stronger day one offer than the 3DS launch, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton told MCV. One of the problems with 3DS was content. When we launched …
Read More »Xbox holds firm on price
Microsoft’s comfortable lead over the competition means it’s not ready to cut Xbox prices yet. The firm went all out on current-gen demos at E3 last week – so no next-gen talk, and no price drop for 360. The success we enjoy year-on-year encourages us to think we’re competitively priced …
Read More »UK games retail sales down 38% in May
The tough times continue for UK games retail, with the latest Chart-Track data showing the market fell 38 per cent last month. 1.8m games were sold in May, generating 45.5m. Both of those figures are almost 40 per cent down compared with the same period in 2011. For the third …
Read More »‘Bored gamers need fresh ideas’
The current downturn in the sales of boxed games has been caused by boring content and no innovation. That’s according to Ubisoft’s Alain Corre, who says the market is desperate for new ideas – and if it doesn’t get it, spending on video games will continue to fall. Currently, the …
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