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Famed 2D shooter studio Cave is to build games for Windows Phone 7, the studio has announced. The Tokyo-based Dodonpachi developer has already embraced the smartphone platforms by porting several champion games to Apple’s iOS platform. Now, according to a report translated byAndriasang, the longstanding studio is building content for …
Read More »Apple’s cash reserves are bigger than the US Government’s
Well, it finally happened. Steve Jobs’ consumer electronic empire Apple now has more money to play with than the US treasury – the world’s biggest economy and lynchpin of the Western financial system. According to US Treasury figures released this week, the United States has an operating cash balance of …
Read More »Play&Trade deal returns at GAME
Retailer GAME is returning to its Play&Trade offer that allows gamers to buy one of a selection of titles and trade it back at a guaranteed rate. The net result is that each game will, in the long run, only cost 5, with the remaining value returned in the fork …
Read More »Kinect and Wii U tempt BBC into retail games
The BBC wants some of its biggest brands to lead a new wave of boxed retail games, an executive at the company has said. The broadcaster is seeking both publisher and studio partnerships with a view to creating games based on some of its famous TV series,according to CVG. Simon …
Read More »Iwata cuts own salary in half
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has announced that he and other key executives are to significantly slash their wages. Kotaku reports that in asplendidly Japanese piece of news, Iwata himself will dock his pay cheque by 50 per cent. Other Nintendo directors have agreed to a 30 per cent cut while …
Read More »Activision announces UK Call of Duty tournament
Think you’re pretty good at Call of Duty, do you? Well next Saturday (August 7th) Activision is going to give you a chance to prove it. A number of COD clans will meet next weekend at London’s Sound Nightclub in Leicester Square for a fierce multiplayer Black Ops contest. The …
Read More »Exclusive consumer research now available through MCV
Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty and Just Dance are among the ‘Brand Maps’ currently available via the new Reports section of MCV’s website. The exclusive consumer research is provided by GameVision and is based on twice yearly interviews with over 5,000 consumers in the UK, France, Germany …
Read More »HD remakes pave way for new Metal Gear and Silent Hill titles
Konami is bringing both Silent Hill HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to retail in a bid to pull in new fans ahead of the next main instalments in each series. MCV understands the Metal Gear pack – which includes Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and PSP title …
Read More »Introducing Gears of War: The Board Game
Forget theHorde mode – try out the new Board mode. Gears of War: The Board Game will arrive on shelves next month. Based on the hugely popular Xbox 360 franchise, this product tasks up to four players with completing randomly constructed missions by working together. The game comes bundled with …
Read More »BBC ‘wants partnerships for retail games’
Broadcaster claimed to have strong interest in Kinect and Wii U projects
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