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Read More »FIFA heading to Facebook
EA has tasked Playfish with creating a Facebook game based on the super-lucrative FIFA franchise. More or less nothing is known of the game as of yet, though EA Sports boss Peter Moore said of it: Our FIFA products connect fans from all over the world who share a common …
Read More »Exspect wins official England licence
World Cup fever will provide retailers with a sales boost this summer with Exspect’s range of England gaming accessories. The company has scored rights to England’s official branding after reaching a partnership with Digital Goals. Exspect will release a wave of ‘three lions’ skins hit retail for the Nintendo DSi, …
Read More »LBP2 to support Move at a later date
LittleBigPlanet 2 will offer limited support for the PlayStation Move controller at launch with fuller, expanded support planned for later down the line. We’re really excited by giving the Move controller to the community,” Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healy told VG247. We’re totally going to go to town on supporting …
Read More »3DS tech specs confirmed by Iwata?
Nintendo president outlines functions to defend device from accusations of negative health effects
Read More »How can games publishers make money from mobile apps?
Monetising Mobile: How To Make Apps Pay Their Way takes place on Wednesday May 26th at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London. Email Jodie Holdway now to reserve a place for just 229 +VAT, or call +44 (0)1992 535 647. Monetising Mobile has been conceived by MCV sister title Mobile Entertainment to …
Read More »GAME responds to staff concerns
High Street games retailer GAME has responded to claims made by an employee who established a Facebook group for all staff affected by the recent reduction in working hours for many of the chain’s UK workers. GAME confirmed last month that, following a period of internal review, it has reduced …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 2 officially revealed
After its planed reveal for today was scuppered by internet leaks over the weekend, Sony’s LittleBigPlanet 2 has at last been officially unveiled. Whereas the first game saw users designing individual levels within the title’s platform-based games universe, LBP2 gives users a whole new level of creative freedom and the …
Read More »New boxed sales just 54% of market
Sales of brand new boxed games on the High Street now account for just 54 per cent of the overall video games market according to a new study entitled the Newzoo Games Market Report. The remaining 46 per cent, it claims, is accounted for by sales of pre-owned games, DLC, …
Read More »Codemasters in legal row
Codemasters is embroiled in a legal dispute with rival local racing studio Playground Games. The Dirt 2 outfit accuses Playground Games of hiring key Codemasters staff, and thus, trade secrets. Playground Games opened at the start of 2010, having been established by former Codemasters CEO Nicholas Wheelwright. Now Codemasters claims …
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