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Casual games firm TiltFactor has released a new casual title based on the current economic crisis and, more specifically, the worrying level of unemployment sweeping to the global workplace. Entitled ‘Layoff’ the game is based on the successful Bejeweled template, and sees players matching up lines of three or more …
Read More »Retail reports BAFTA boom
Retail giants Play.com and GAME have benefited from a sales surge following last week’s BAFTA video game awards. Play.com smashed its target for new customers for the week, with a 14 per cent increase in new customers over the firm’s target figures. Meanwhile, GAME Group’s COO Terry Scicluna told MCV …
Read More »Development deal for Sci Fi Channel and Acclaim
David Perry's online games firm developing new properties for genre TV giant
Read More »New publisher Gamebridge details first releases
New Euro publisher Gamebridge has revealed details of its first releases. Each will come to market in collaboration with sales and distribution partner Rising Star, as revealed in MCV last week. The first game due from the publisher in the UK is Happy Bakery for Nintendo DS on May 29th. …
Read More »Tiga’s new target for tax breaks: Scottish Government
UK trade association calls on Scottish MPs to support a tax break for games development
Read More »Capcom planning Resi 5 Easter promotional blitz
Capcom is elated following the success of last week’s Resident Evil 5, and the publisher is confident the game will continue to sell ‘all year round’. The title claimed over 27 per cent of console game revenues this week, and Capcom plans to bolster sales with a full Easter TV, …
Read More »RE5 beats Bono as gaming tops entertainment battle
Gaming’s position atop of the UK entertainment hierarchy was given a serious boost last week as strong sales of Capcom’s chart-topping Resident Evil 5 saw gaming streak ahead of both music and film. Stats from Verdict research show that last weekend RE5 outsold every item in the UK singles charts …
Read More »UK retail stunned by Wii price hike
UK retailers have told MCV they are ‘surprised’ by news that Nintendo has raised the trade cost of the Wii, and are currently evaluating a new street price. Nintendo Wii’s trade price is set to increase by around 16.50 (approximately 19 including VAT) due to the ‘continuing depreciation of the …
Read More »Sony freezes staff wages
As part of its ongoing drive to cut costs amidst the tough global economic climate, Sony has announced that it is to put a freeze on staff wages for the year beginning April 2009, Reuters reports. Japanese paper Nikkei has stated that in addition worker’s bonuses will be lowered from …
Read More »Gian Luzio leaves Play.com
Play.com’s head of games Gian Luzio has left the online giant, MCV has learnt. Luzio had been employed at Play for seven years, and picked up three MCV Awards for best online retailer in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Play.com games team claimed Golden Joystick awards for best retailer in …
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