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Read More »Brady nabs GTA V licence
BradyGames believes it can become the No.1 guide publisher with GTA V. It’s part of a bid to claw a bigger market share from rival Prima Games in the UK. The company says it currently has a 40 per cent market share in the UK, with Prima leading the way …
Read More »FEATURE: The death of the disc
Last week, MCVuk.com revealed that Microsoft has told its partners that the Next Xbox will not include a disc drive. It’s a bold move – and one that sparked passionate debates and misconceptions about the birth of digital-only home consoles. While the next Xbox will feature no disc drive, sources …
Read More »Games, TV, web and advertising industries unite for four events
The worlds of TV, games, internet and advertising are coming together for a new series of events. ConnectedUK has been organised by UKIE, PACT (TV production), BIMA (Interactive and digital media) and the IPA (advertising). The events are designed to ‘forge commercial and creative links between the UK’s key creative …
Read More »CBS Interactive acquires Giant Bomb
The website formed by a team of ex-GameSpot journalists has been acquired by GameSpot parent CBS Interactive. CBS says Giant Bomb staff – including Jeff Gerstmann, Ryan Davis, Brad Shoemaker, Vincent Caravella, Alex Navarro, Patrick Klepek, and Drew Scanlon – will remain ‘largely intact’, and will continue to run the …
Read More »GamesAid vs Chelsea: Last chance to bid
Time is running out if you want to secure a place on the GamesAid team for its charity football match against the Chelsea Old Boys. There are just two hours to bid for one of the twelve slots atwww.gamesaidvschelsea.co.uk. The highest bids at midday today (Friday, March 16th) will form …
Read More »Former Midway PR boss heads up Rising Star US
Phil Robinson has joined Rising Star Games to take charge of its US arm. He takes on the role of vice president at the newly-formed Rising Star Games Inc, leaving his most recent position as head of comms at Tradewest Games. MCV revealed that the UK publisher was opening a …
Read More »Elite subs get four more pieces of MW3 content in 2012
Activision has revealed new Modern Warfare 3 content bonuses for Call of Duty Elite subscribers. Four more bits of DLC from the game will arrive throughout the coming months Joystiq reports. Activision had already announced 20 pieces of planned DLC for the game prior to this latest reveal. What’s clear …
Read More »Analyst: Diablo 3 will sell 5 million in year one
On the heels of the Diablo III release date announcement, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz has come out to predict the game will sell five million units in its first year of availability. "Our street-high FY12 EPS estimate of $1.05 assumes first year unit sell-through of 5MM for Diablo …
Read More »Ratchet and Clank HD trilogy collection dated
Insomniac has officially revealed the Ratchet and Clank Trilogy, an HD collection of Insomniac’s acclaimed PS2 platformer franchise. The pack includes PS2 titles Ratchet and Clank, R&C: Going Commando (Locked and Loaded in Europe) and R&C: Up Your Arsenal (simply R&C 3 in Europe). The collection’s titles will feature 1080p …
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