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The message is loud and clear: retailers say Microsoft’s Kinect needs a mainstream-friendly price if it is to befriend mainstream consumers. The 360 device was the other major hardware reveal at E3 last week. As MCV revealed last year, the device is due in November. However, Microsoft still refuses to …
Read More »Dance Central heading for PS3?
Harmonix’s motion-sensitive music title Dance Central could be heading to the PS3. Many believed the game to be exclusive to the Xbox 360 but the developer’s co-founder Alex Rigopulos claims it is possible to bring the game to PlayStation Move, according to Kotaku. Rigopulos also said there was no chance …
Read More »Independents’ Day
Will Freeman catches up with the independent studios and individuals currently making waves...
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 nears 1m US sales
Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold nearly 1 million units in the US. The game has shifted over 900,000 copies since its release one month ago. Nintendo revealed the impressive sales figure in a Q&A on their Investor Relations site, according to 1up. The platform holder also announced New Super …
Read More »Testology triumphs at Xbox 360 Games 5s
Yesterday was truly a great day for football. In a performance brimming with skill, passion and pride, Testology won this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s. Oh, and England beat the mighty Slovenia. Bethesda were losing finalists in the Cup competition, while in the Plate, Sumo Digital beat Ubisoft …
Read More »Interactive narrative group joins TIGA
The Mustard Corporation on board as it begins to develop its own games
Read More »LBP in PSN Plus givaway
In an effort to get as many people as possible on board for the launch of PlayStation Plus, the new premium arm to Sony’s PSN service, the platform holder has confirmed that it will give away a free digital copy of LittleBigPlanet to all Europeans who sign up between June …
Read More »Facebook targets one billionth user
Most publishers are still pondering exactly how they intend to tap into the Facebook market – well they had better get a move on, because if founder Mark Zuckerberg is to believed the market reach of the social network is on track to achieve some startling results. The Guardian reports …
Read More »Did ‘anti-game lobby’ kill tax breaks?
Disappointment is echoing around UK games studios after the government yesterday said that it wasn’t going ahead with a development tax credit. But what was the real reason for the snub? According to one prominent developer, Frontier’s David Braben, the Government would have faced widespread criticism from anti-games voices if …
Read More »FBI called in to tackle online pirates
A scheme headed up by intellectual property enforcement coordinator Victoria Espinel is urging Obama’s US administration to dedicate 50 full-time FBI agents to a new drive aimed at tackling IP theft. Its remit would include both physical and online piracy in the music, film and video games sectors. We deeply …
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