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Namco Bandai US, UK and Europe are now speaking one voice in a bid to be as successful across the West as it is in Japan. MCV speaks toUS VP Carlson Choi, UK VP John Galloway and UK marketing boss Lee Kirton… What has changed for the overseas business? Carlson …
Read More »Moshi Monsters makes DS history
The DS may be in its twilight years, but success is still to be had for those who nail the correct strategy. Mind Candy’s Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo has set a new record by topping the single format DS charts for an eye-watering 15 weeks in succession. This betters the …
Read More »Uncharted’s lead designer walks from Naughty Dogg
Uncharted series lead game designer Richard Lemarchand has quit Naughty Dog, it has been revealed. As reported byGamasutra, Lemarchand has left the Sony studio to teach at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. The school has previously taught students such as Thatgamecompany’s Kelle Santiago and …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Another new No.1 – Prototype 2
Activision’s Prototype 2 is No.1 in the UK, the latest UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 reveals. Despite the success, the game actually fell short of beating the week one sales of its predecessor from 2009. The Xbox 360 SKU accounted for 63 per cent of sales, with PS3 …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms Rayman Legends
The Wii U functionality detailed in last week’s leaked Rayman Legends video was never intended to go public, Ubisoft has said. A video, which can be seen here, was leaked online last week confirming not only the game itself but also some NFC-based Syklanders tyle tech for the new game …
Read More »Midnight Purple 3DS revealed by retailer
Nintendo looks to be on the verge of announcing a new colour variant of its 3DS handheld. Joystiq spotted a listing for a Midnight Purple 3DS on US retailer Sam’s Club, which prices the unit at $168.58. The listing remains nothing but speculation at this point, but Nintendo’s push to …
Read More »Joy Ride sequel ditches Kinect
A sequel to Xbox 360 title Kinect Joy Ride has been announced and surprisingly this time the game will not use the console’s motion sensor. Although it will now require the use of a joypad to play, Joy Ride Turbo remains familiar to its predecessor in nearly every other way, …
Read More »Sega West boss Mike Hayes leaving this summer
Big news from Sega this morning: MCV can reveal that Europe and America chief Mike Hayes is to leave his role in the coming months. Hayes wants to focus on advisory and non-exec roles both inside and outside of the industry – and has already become a trustee of the …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops II named, dated
Leaked images of pre-order cards from US retailer Target have revealed the name and release date of Activision’s next Call of Duty title. Unsurprisingly, the game will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It will be released – presumably worldwide – on November 13th, according to IGN‘s findings. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 22-28
Valve has revealed the past week’s top sellers chart, with a pair of new titles taking top honors. Launching last Tuesday, and simultaneously launching itself to the top of the list, is Telltale’s zombie adventure title The Walking Dead. The release is followed up by pre-orders for Runic Games’ dungeon …
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