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THE UK launch of games streaming service OnLive reached ‘millions’ of users, says CEO Steve Perlman. That’s part of an overall global figure in the ‘tens of millions’, he told MCV – but still drew the line at giving any exact figures. OnLive went live on September 22nd and allows …
Read More »New initiatives show UKIE strength at AGM
There’s still no news on the new exec director, but attendees to UKIE’s successful AGM last week would be be forgiven for thinking it didn’t need a leader. The central London meeting, attended by MCV, revealed a raft of new initiatives the trade body is implementing alongside its more traditional …
Read More »Angry Birds lands at retail
The most popular game in the world is coming to retail. Rovio Entertainment has signed up Focus Multimedia as the exclusive distributor for the Angry Birds series.The deal covers PC versions of all three games in the franchise for UK and Ireland, South Africa, plus Australia and New Zealand. It …
Read More »Take-Two refuses to commit to 2012 GTA V release
Speaking after the release of its latest financial figures last night, Take-Two refused to commit to a 2012 release for Grand Theft Auto V. The official date simply remains TBA. And the game wasn’t included in the publisher’s self-labelled strongest ever line-up” for fiscal 2012 alongside the likes of BioShock …
Read More »And here is today’s Xbox 720 rumour
Yesterday we were told that the next Xbox would be out in 2013 and integrate Windows 9. Today it’s an entirely different story. CVG has word from Windows Weekly that claims Microsoft is going down the Apple route” with its next machine. Specifically, it reckons that integration with both Windows …
Read More »Monster ad plan for Moshi DS game
A five-month global ad campaign will help Moshi Monsters enter the boxed games market with a bang. TV and print ads will run for two months worldwide around the title’s November 11th release, as will an online kids campaign that will deliver over 100m impressions.The huge Moshi Monsters community and …
Read More »HMV turns on its Christmas Lights
Entertainment specialist HMV will launch its Christmas campaign next week. Based on the Christmas Lights theme and boasting the ‘Love Christmas’ strapline, the seven-figure campaign features iconic artists and characters, including Adele, Lady GaGa, Kung Fu Panda and, for games, Super Mario, Link (from Zelda) and Sonic. It kicks off …
Read More »New digital games publisher emerges
Industry veteran Charlie Barrett has formed a new company that aims to break into digital distribution. Digital Game Factory is a new publisher that focuses on downloadable titles. It works with indie developers looking for a route into the market and publishers that have yet to set up their own …
Read More »Total Recall getting the MMO treatment
Next year’s remake of TriStar Pictures’ 1990 sci-fi movie Total Recall is to be transformed into an MMO. The original film was directed by Paul Verhoeven and was based on Philip K Dick novel We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. It sees hero Arnold Schwarzenegger play the part of …
Read More »Dev industry in awe of new Tegra mobile tech
Nvidia chip lauded for bringing 'console quality graphics' to platform
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