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To many developers use digital channels as a dumping ground, says Frontier founder
Read More »Irony lost on Daily Star
British tabloid The Daily Star has taken the mainstream media’s negative games agenda to a whole new low today with a story claiming that Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Pack, which includes a pair of night vision goggles, is to transform geeky computer game fans” into an …
Read More »Watch the Uncharted 2 TV ad
Publisher Sony has lifted the lid on its TV ad that will be supporting the release of the highly anticipated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – and you can see it below. The game has enjoyed almost unparalleled praise form the games press and is on track to become one of …
Read More »Tiga to celebrate Scottish industry
NESTA co-organised Scotland in Focus event to spotlight successes and challenges ahead
Read More »Keeping the Prince fresh
Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner discusses the film-game crossover
Read More »The Gadget Show does the App Store
The vicious commercial battleground that is the Apple App Store is to get a high-profile airing on British TV tonight as Five’s The Gadget Show engages in a spot of App war. Presenters Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry will both set out to make a successful iPhone application, with the …
Read More »Games and film â??in danger of being indistinguishableâ??
â??I sometimes feel like I'm seeing the same trailer over and over,â? says POP dev and screenwriter
Read More »MCV beats Royal Mail threat
MCV has today tied up deals to ensure that retail circulation is not affected by any potential Royal Mail strikes. Up to 4,000 additional copies will be published every week, with direct distribution to all key store managers and indies around the country. The increased total circulation starts this week, …
Read More »Oxygen Games crashes out
UK publishing outfit Oxygen Games has fallen into administration, MCV can reveal. The UK company was best known for its PDC World Championship Darts games, and recently released crime-solving title Cate West: The Vanishing Files on DS and Wii. MCV understands that Carolynn Clark and Martin Buttriss at FA Simms …
Read More »The pre-owned issue…
GAME’s admission that pre-owned sales (sock!) offer better margins than new releases and are (pow!) set to grow beyond providing a quarter of its revenues has no doubt gone down about as well with ELSPA’s members as a Christmas Card from the BBFC. For years, the retail-publishing alliance have abided …
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