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Check out the latest additions to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for a guide to some of the most promising releases over the next few months. This week, we get to grips with Activision Blizzard’s X-Men: Origins: Wolverine, which leads the newest batch of previews. To browse these articles, click …
Read More »Eidos: Batman will be the stand-out game of 2009
Batman Arkham Asylum will be one of the biggest titles of the year and set a new benchmark for licensed video games, says Eidos. The claim follows similar bold comments by Activision Blizzard, who last week told MCV that Modern Warfare 2 had the potential to be the ‘No. 1 …
Read More »Gian Luzio joins The Hut
Former Play.com head of games Gian Luzio has joined rising online retailer The Hut as product director. During his seven-year stint at Play, Luzio was instrumental in leading the firm to three MCV Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the games team claimed the Golden Joystick awards for best …
Read More »DSi launch puts £14m in retail tills
Opening weekend sales of Nintendo’s DSi generated 14 million for UK retailers, MCV estimates 92,000 DSi units were sold in the device’s first three days on sale, making the system the fourth-fastest selling console in UK history. Senior product manager for DS James Honeywell told MCV: DSi’s launch is just the beginning …
Read More »Tesco reveals renewed games push
Supermarket behemoth Tesco has vowed to become a dominant force in video games retail after snapping up key personnel from EUK. The firm told MCV this week that it will forge stronger relationships with suppliers and increase dedicated games shelf space, in a bid to shake off a reputation as …
Read More »Ubisoft drops Ubidays
Publishers’ European media and trade events are becoming few and far between – as the recession bites and firms turn their heads to a less US-centric E3. MCV can reveal that Ubisoft this week became the latest publisher to drop its popular European trade event – Ubidays. The two-day expo …
Read More »‘Generation gap will hurt studios,’ says Seamus Blackley
Xbox co-creator turned developers' agent says industry needs to keep looking for stars of tomorrow
Read More »Three Speech makes way for new EU PlayStation blog
Sony UK’s long-running semi-official” European PlayStation blog Three Speech is to close its digital doors on April 17th and will be replaced by a brand new EU PlayStation portal. A statement on the site reads: It’s your feedback, comments and suggestions that have made this possible, so you should all …
Read More »Valkyria Chronicles DLC detailed
Downloadable content for Valkyria Chronicles will be made available from Thursday April 16th for 3.19, Sega has revealed. The pack can be downloaded via PSN, and features two new missions entitled Enter The Edy Detachment and Behind Her Blue Flame, as well as an extra difficulty mode. Valkyria Chronicles was …
Read More »Prototype release date smashes into view
Publisher Activision Blizzard has confirmed its ex-Vivendi free-roaming action title Prototype will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on June 5th in Europe – with American gamers having to wait until June 9th. Prototype takes the sandbox city formula and mixes up by granting players mutated shape-shifting super …
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