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Publisher Ubisoft has announced that light-hearted brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Smash Up will be released for the Nintendo Wii on September 25th in the UK and Europe. The game, which is very much in the Super Smash Bros mould, allows four players to take each other on using a …
Read More »Tescos UK sales up 4.3 per cent
The UK’s biggest retailer Tesco has posted another strong set of numbers for the 13 weeks ending May 30th 2009 that show both domestic and international growth. Like-for-like UK sales for the period were up 4.3 per cent excluding petrol, with total growth reaching 9.3 per cent. Tesco’s non-food business …
Read More »Hayes set for global Sega role
Mike Hayes is to add USA responsibilities to his existing Euro role at Sega, becoming overall head of what is effectively ‘Sega West’. An official announcement is expected to eventually follow this morning’s news that erstwhile Sega of America president Simon Jeffery has switched to Ngmoco. Hayes is COO (chief …
Read More »GAME on track despite tough High Street
The UK’s largest dedicated games retailer GAME has assured investors that its performance to date in 2009 is in-line with its expectations. In the period between February 1st and June 13th the GAME Group opened 23 new stores brining its total outlet base to 1,365 across ten countries and across …
Read More »Sega shuffles Hayes to global stage
President of Sega Europe expands role to North America following Simon Jefferyâ??s departure
Read More »Simon Jeffery leaves Sega for Ngmoco
In a move that will further bolster its already blossoming industry credentials, leading iPhones games developer Ngmoco has moved to capture Sega of America’s president and CEO Simon Jeffery. He will take charge of a brand new dedicated publishing arm at the developer dubbed Plus+ Publishing, the aim of which …
Read More »Nintendo launches new Layton bundle
Nintendo has launched a new DS Lite bundle with a Professor Layton theme. The pack includes a black DS Lite and a copy of the Professor Layton And The Curious Village, all in a special box based on the artwork of the game. The bundle is being targeted by several …
Read More »Edwards becomes PC Gamer editor
Future Publishing has announced the appointment of Tim Edwards as Editor of PC Gamer. Having worked on PC Gamer since joining Future as a staff writer in 2002, Tim takes the Editor’s chair with immediate effect, following the departure of Ross Atherton for Activision Blizzard’s European PR team. Working through …
Read More »Ultimate retail guide available now
MCV has today released the latest edition of Retail Biz, our weekly guide specifically for retailers and publishers. Published every Monday, the six-page supplement will be available both as a PDF to download or online at Issuu.com. Click here to download a PDF of MCV’s Retail Biz. Alternatively, click here …
Read More »Blockbuster offers Wii, DS rentals
Blockbuster is finally extending its rental range to include DS and Wii titles, MCV can reveal. The entertainment specialist has been offering Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games for rent for some time, but has now extended this to Nintendo platforms. Members of Blockbuster can expect to pay as little …
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