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Read More »Geoff Heath gets OBE
Geoff Heath has been named an Officer of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The former Climax chairman, Activision Europe founder and NCsoft man – who came to games in the 1980s after a career in the music business – was given the honour ‘for services to …
Read More »Motion control possible on all PS3 games, says Tretton
SCEA chief insists the PlayStation Motion Controller is more flexible than Nintendoâ??s Wii remote
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Fight Night Round 4
Check out the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for MCV’s guide to some of the biggest games coming out within the next few weeks. This week, EA’s Fight Night Round 4 throws the first punch, delighting boxing fans with its authentic and detailed recreation of life in the ring. With heavyweights …
Read More »VidZone is it PS3s Spotify?
Sony yesterday launched its brand new VidZone service for PS3 users in the UK – and whilst the release has been met with little fanfare, those who have downloaded and tried it are already chalking VidZone up as a potential system seller. To read the full story, click here to …
Read More »‘No respect for confidentiality’ in the industry, says Tretton
SCEA CEO blasts PSPgo info leaks months before the handheld was oficially announced
Read More »Hurry! Develop Awards earlybird offer ends soon
Meanwhile Bethesda, Crytek and Babel sign to sponsor July 15th event in Brighton
Read More »Small DICE team making Mirrors Edge 2
Electronic Arts has confirmed that a ‘small team’ at Swedish outfit DICE is working on a sequel to Mirror’s Edge. EA’s euro VP Patrick Soderlund told news site VideoGamer at E3 that we have a small team on it and I’m excited about what we do.” He didn’t offer any …
Read More »Assassins Creed 2 dated in UK
As soon as the US release date of November 17th was announced at E3 earlier this month a November 20th arrival in the UK and Europe was as good as certain – and now Ubisoft has confirmed the presumption. The first game, released back in 2007, was a commercial hit …
Read More »Gamescom ties MCV and Casualgaming.biz
New trade and consumer show Gamescom has appointed B2B leaders MCV and CasualGaming.biz as media partners. The event takes place in Cologne, starting with a trade-only day on Wednesday August 19th. An extra high circulation edition of MCV will be distributed in the Business Centre throughout the entire show, which …
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