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In a surprising – and arguably illegal – move Finnish mobile giant Nokia has chosen to highlight the emulation functionality of its N900 smartphone on its Nokia Conversation blog. The promotional video, which can be seen here, shows a dedicated emulation menu sporting buttons for the likes of the Game …
Read More »MW2 DLC could make $140m
As well as rapidly easing past the half-billion dollar revenue milestone just days after its global release earlier this month, Broadpoint AmTech analyst Ben Schachter has predicted that Activision could generate as much as $140m in revenue from its upcoming Modern Warfare 2 digital content. Furthermore, Infinity Ward’s community man …
Read More »Importance of reviews questioned
The importance of reviews aggregators such as Metacritic may be overstated, according to Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz, who claims that of the eight metrics measured review scores emerged as the least influential. Instead, the study found that word-of-mouth was by far the most effective driver of consumer purchases. We …
Read More »Ubisoft retreats from exclusive distribution
Giant publisher Ubisoft has left its exclusive UK distribution deal with Trilogy Logistics, MCV can reveal – and is already delivering stock to retail through an open arrangement. Numerous trade sources have informed us that Ubisoft has struck an eleventh hour deal with Essex firm Gem to handle Christmas stock …
Read More »Square Enix: Consoles set for extinction
Square Enix chief Yoichi Wada is preparing his firm for the demise of physical media – and potentially the death of home consoles. In an exclusive interview with MCV that will be published next week, the CEO of the publisher – which now owns Eidos and is famous for its …
Read More »US: Topware to publish Scivelation
Topware Interactive has announced it will bring upcoming shooter Scivelation to the US. The publisher will release the title from Ukraine-based studio Black Wing Foundation on Xbox 360in Q3 2010. Scivelation is based on the upcoming Unreal Engine III, and it set in a dystopian future controlled by a government …
Read More »Activision kicks off UK trades biggest ever charity push
Publisher Activision has called its War Child/Modern Warfare 2 charity initiative the biggest the British games industry has ever seen. The firm has pledged to give away up to 250,000 to War Child, depending on the amount of Modern Warfare 2 gamers who are playing the game over Xbox Live …
Read More »No Fear branded accessories arrive
Blue Ocean has released the first Wii and DS peripherals under the No Fear brand. The accessories division of Koch has signed a new deal that allows it to use imagery and logos from extreme sports label No Fear on its products, with the first items hitting shelves this month. …
Read More »9m female gamers prefer Nintendo
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime claims 9 million female gamers regularly play on their Wii. He also estimated that this represents 80 per cent of the 11 million female ‘primary players’ around the world, according to Kotaku. During his presentation at BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference, he explained …
Read More »New Star Wars game incoming
A brand new entry in the video games Star Games saga is set to be unveiled in a few weeks time at the Spike Video Game Awards 2009, according to the channel’s host Geoff Keighley via Twitter. Nothing more is known of the game as of yet, though the teaser …
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