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The surprise announcement of LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm, Assassin’s Creed, Dissidia Final Fantasy and Rock Band earlier this week made PSP the platform to watch in 2009 – and now Sony has added that half of it’s PSP slate for 2009 has yet to be revealed. At Destination Playstation we announced about …
Read More »Congratulations to the MCV Awards finalists
The Finalists stage is a hard-nosed business, with Team MCV picking out special cases for special praise. Then we let the Judging Panel decide winners. And there’s a hundred judges to moan at. We even publish their names, but only after they have voted. So all above board. Anyway, congratulations …
Read More »Rock Band 2 for PS3, PS2 and Wii dated
EA has announced that Rock Band 2 will arrive on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 on March 27th, with the Wii edition set for April 24th. The game will retail for 49.99 on PS3, 29.99 on PS2 and 39.99 on Wii. EA has also announced new prices for the stand …
Read More »Atari Ghostbusters signs up to MCV Awards
Ahead of April’s MCV Awards Industry Excellence Awards 2009, Atari Ghostbusters has been confirmed as the Exclusive Drinks Reception Partner. The publisher joins the likes of Gem, Codemasters, Nintendo and Koch Media as partners of the prestigious industry awards event. Ghostbusters is one of the most important launches of the …
Read More »ELSPA: ‘PEGI is still the right solution for child safety’
ELSPA has fired back at headline-grabbing claims made today by the BBFC that parents in the UK are concerned over child safety and the content of video games. A YouGov poll put together by the British Board of Film Classification suggested that three quarters of British parents are concerned about …
Read More »Eidos H1 losses narrow
Eidos has posted a 26 per cent rise in revenues in its fiscal results for the first half of the fiscal year. The Britsoft publisher saw losses cut to 1 million in the six months to the end of December 2008. Revenues hit 80.3 million in the period, compared to …
Read More »Stringer becomes Sony president
Sony has announced a high-level management shuffle that sees current chairman and CEO Howard Stringer becoming president, affording him a greater level of control and influence within the firm. As part of the reshuffle, current president Ryoji Chubachi steps down from the role to become vice chairman, though he remains …
Read More »JAPAN: R4 cards banned
The infamous R4 card, a device that allows DS owners to play pirated games and homebrew applications, has been successfully banned from sale in Japan. Kotaku reports that the Tokyo District Court has granted an injunction against the manufacturers of the R4 that makes it illegal for it to be …
Read More »New studio opens in Italy
Geniaware founded, picks Emergent's Gamebryo for first projects
Read More »Microsoft retail stores to hit Europe
RETAIL STORES owned and operated by Microsoft are on the way to major European cities such as London – and the format-holder has confirmed to MCV it will be selling Xbox 360 games, hardware and PC titles through the new outlets. Last week, the firm announced plans to open a …
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