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Microsoft’s Xbox Live policy and enforcement director Stephen Toulouse is to quit the firm after 18 years. He resigns on February 15th to explore other opportunities”. Known as StepTo to many Xbox gamers, Toulouse has for many years been the face of Xbox to much of its social networking community …
Read More »UPDATED: PSN becomes SEN
The PlayStation Network brand will be abandoned on February 8th. In its place, all PSN account holders will have their details transferred over to the all new Sony Entertainment Network. This transition is based on Sony’s goal to enhance its unique digital entertainment offering,” the company stated. As a series …
Read More »Kaz Hirai: "Holy sh*t, now what?"
New Sony president and CEO Kaz Hirai has begun his reign by swearing in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. What drove the normally calm exec into such an outburst? The size of the job he faces in turning the Sony ship around. Stock in the company has plummeted …
Read More »The Humble Indie Bundle comes to Android
The Humble Bundle for Android has sold over 100k units in less than four days
Read More »Origin peaks at 1m active users
Steam rival grows with 21 partnerships signed
Read More »Games becomes second-fastest growing TV ad sector
Video games has become the second fastest growing TV advertising market in the UK, behind office equipment. We saw last week that games and consoles TV advertising had kicked off 2012 brightly. Growth in the market has accelerated to 62 per cent year-on-year. It also puts it well ahead of …
Read More »Sony cannot go on like this, says CEO Hirai
New boss warns of 'serious trouble' ahead unless sweeping changes are made
Read More »Sega income dips 6.6 per cent
Sega Sammy’s income has dropped slightly due to sluggish video game sales in Europe and the US. For the nine months ending December 31st 2011, the publisher’s net income was 284.7m, a slight drop of 6.6 per cent compared with the year before. The firm enjoyed strong sales from its …
Read More »MCV Awards: Last chance to lobby
Five hours. That’s all you have left to nominate for this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. This is your last chance tohighlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. And don’t forget to vote for your own …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e February 3rd, 2012
February brings the first big wave of new releases for the year, including a new Soul Calibur and Final Fantasy. Namco Bandai’s weapon-based beat ’em up series returns with Soul Calibur V, featuring a fresh roster of characters and special guest appearance from Assassin’s Creed star Ezio. Meanwhile, Square Enix …
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