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Japanese publisher Namco Bandai has revered the Y11.7bn loss seen in the quarter ending December 31st 2009 by reporting a profit of Y3.7bn for the same quarter in 2010. For the nine months ending December 31st sales were up 1.8 per cent at Y288bn. Operating earnings were up 253 per …
Read More »Killzone 3 reviews are live
Ahead of its release on February 25th in the UK, the review embargo on Sony’s Killzone has lifted to reveal mainly positive reviews of the new shooter. The game currently has an average of 87 per cent on Metacritic, with two scores of 100 per cent but also two 70 …
Read More »MS: Dropping retail combats piracy
A Microsoft exec has claimed the only solution to piracy in the PC market is to embrace free-to-play downloadable games. Microsoft Games Studios’ general manager Dave Luehmann told MCV he is confident his current project – Age of Empires Online – will suffer from less piracy than it would have at …
Read More »Sega mocap drive for unannounced project
Australian studio uses Vicon tech for â??outdoorâ?? animations
Read More »MTV Games closed
MTV Games has closed its doors following the sale of Harmonix, MCV can reveal. The International office, which was headed up by UK industry veteran Roy Campbell, was closed on Wednesday. Only a handful of financial staff remain in the New York office to collect or reconcile any outstanding receivables. …
Read More »VIDEO: Nintendo and Sony on games education
EDUCATION WEEK: Revisit David Yarnton and Ray Maguire talks at Learning Without Frontiers
Read More »Treyarch has flipped its PS3 security switch
Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch has said that it has implemented a number of security measures it had already put in place in case of a potential hacking epidemic on PS3. Sony’s machine has come under fresh attack from pirates and modders in recent months, with piracy finally …
Read More »PlayStation Phone ad leaks online
Amazingly, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – or PlayStation Phone, if you prefer – has yet to be officially announced. This is despite the fact that we more or less know everything there is to know about the device, minus the price and release date. We even know that it …
Read More »Start-Up Spotlight: GLPeas
Innovation is at the heart of this after hours development outfit
Read More »The increasing games-film crossover
Having announced last month that it has merged its games and films divisions, Future Publishing has told MCV that the decision was made due to the increased crossover between the two once disparate sectors. "When speaking to our clients and partners in games, we increasingly hear of their desire to …
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