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Industry body UKIE has announced a digital chart for PC games will be published next month, two years after it began the project. It’s the first measure of downloadable video game sales and UKIE says it will be continually improved in the months ahead. The basic PC chart – which …
Read More »NI closures ‘part of the plan’ – GameStop
GameStop says the closure of its Northern Ireland stores is merely part of its already announced plan to exit the UK brick and mortar market. GameStop Group’s commercial director Michael Finucane, who oversees the business in the UK and Ireland, this morning told MCV that shutting three stores this week …
Read More »Kristan Reed heads up Pocket Gamer
Steel Media has announced that Kristan Reed has taken on the role of editor-in-chief for Pocket Gamer. Reed has ore than a decade of experience in video games journalism, having started back in 1999 on Computer Trade Weekly, the precursor to MCV. He was also editorial director at Eurogamer, before …
Read More »Rumour: Microsoft to open new Kinect studios
Console giant recruiting staff for internal projects
Read More »ToyNews debuts Kinect Pixar Rush at Toy Fair
MCV’s sister magazine has taken an innovative new game into the heartland of the toy industry: huge London trade show Toy Fair. The ToyNews stand at the event is showing Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect software at the stand – and scored the first UK showing of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar …
Read More »Microsoft Points to be phased out?
Microsoft is to phase out its virtual currency system by the end of the year, according to reports. Inside Mobile Appsreports the console giant will be ditching Microsoft points from Xbox Live, Windows Phone and Zune marketplace.Virtual currency will be replaced by real money transactions based on regional pricing, bringing …
Read More »Dawn Paine is leaving Nintendo UK
Popular industry figure and leading marketer Dawn Paine has announced that she is to leave Nintendo UK after ten years to join Universal Pictures. General manager David Yarnton will now oversee the marketing team. Senior managers Rob Lowe, James Honeywell and Jo Bartlett will report directly to him. Paine has …
Read More »GameStop closes Northern Ireland operations
Retailer GameStop has closed all three of its stores in Northern Ireland. TheGamingLiberty reports that employees were only told of the decision on Sunday (Jan 22nd). The stores in question now have posters on the shutters directing customers to the website. We are transferring all of our UK business on-line …
Read More »Vita Rooms tour rolls on to Glasgow
Sony Computer Entertainment UK has opened a new Vita showcase in Glasgow, allowing consumers to try up the upcoming handheld. The Glasgow event is part of the Vita Rooms tour, which creates temporary venues where gamers can learn more about PlayStation Vita and its games, as well as getting hands-on …
Read More »Xbox ‘to phase out Microsoft Points’
Transactions to be based on real regional currency by end of year
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