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UK disc repair specialist Scratchbusters has gone into liquidation, MCV can confirm. The firm’s main business was selling its repair machines to the trade, who could then restore traded in titles or even offer disc repair services to the public. The news comes just days after the company told MCV …
Read More »Sony thankful for iPad
Apple’s freshly revealed iPad has been given a warm welcome from Sony, who believes that the supersized iPod Touch can act as a gateway into the wider world of gaming. Apple’s entrance into the portable gaming space has been a net positive for Sony,” SCEA’s hardware marketing director John Koller …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Todays charts and buying guide
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Our essential six-page supplement offers an in-depth look at this week’s official Gfk-ChartTrack multiformat Top 40 – topped this week by EA’s Mass Effect 2 – as well as all of the official UK single and …
Read More »Sony Liverpool to halve head-count?
Sources at Sony’s Liverpool, UK studio say that its head-count will ultimately be reduced by about half. The news comes after the format-holder confirmed last week that the development team was to be ‘restructured’ following project cancellations. At the weekend sources told Develop that as much as 50 per cent …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mass Effect 2 shoots to No.1
Mass Effect 2 is this week’s UK No.1 According to GfK Chart-Track data for the week ending January 30th, the PC/360 title was the best-selling game, knocking two-week champion Just Dance from the top. Mass Effect 2 had, according to EA, debuted with 2m units sold – the game has …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 sales top 2m
Publisher EA has confirmed that, according to internal estimates, Mass Effect 2 has already sold over 2m copies worldwide. It was released in the US on Tuesday and hit UK retail today. The game currently boasts a Metacritic average of 96 per cent, making it the second highest rated Xbox …
Read More »Steam membership jumps 25% in 09
Valve’s popular digital distribution network Steam now has over 25m members, the Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead developer and thriving distribution platform owner has revealed. Member numbers surged 25 per cent in 2009. Of the registered members, 10m are described as having profiles in the Steam Community. The peak …
Read More »Codemasters scraps Heist
Codemasters has cancelled work on inXile Entertainment’s bank job-themed action game Heist, confirming that it plans to concentrate most of its efforts on internal development. Sister site Develop has the full story.
Read More »Ichan snaps up more Take-Two shares
Talk of an imminent buyout of Rockstar owner Take-Two has gained more weight with news that American billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased over a million additional shares in the publisher over the past three days. The new purchases mean he currently owns just over 12 per cent of the company. …
Read More »New conference to address games in the mobile apps space
Monetising Mobile: How To Make Apps Pay Their Way takes place on Wednesday May 26th at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London. It will address the huge commercial opportunity available to content providers, brands and media companies in the exciting mobile apps sector. The single day event is being run by MCV …
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