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The much-discussed relaunch of the infamous Gizmondo console has been delayed until 2009 following news that the firm behind the device is struggling to secure investment. Gizmondo boss Carl Freer told Swedish blog The Nordic Link: Unfortunately, we’ve had to reschedule the launch of Gizmondo. It’s due to the economic …
Read More »High Street sales reach unprecedented pre-Xmas levels
New research from PricewaterhouseCoopers show that 82 per cent of UK High Street retailers are now offering significant sales or reductions in an effort to get shoppers spending money in the run-up to Christmas. Retail Bulletin reports that just 52 per cent of stores were running sales promotions one month …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The Scotsman
Were your surprised by your win?I really was. I’ve only been writing my column for just over a year now, and it isn’t the most noticeable section in The Scotsman, sitting buried under the weekend crossword and next to a ‘funny internet links’ info panel. I never once thought that …
Read More »Rising Star looks to become the home of Japanese games
Rising Star Games has revealed a new marketing push set to make it as iconic for Japanese content as the likes of graphic novel and animation specialists Tokyopop and Manga. At its recent trade conference in London, the company presented plans for 2009, including an initial product line-up and the …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 09 is 2008’s Christmas No.1
EA has scored its sixth Christmas number on in eight years – FIFA 09 has claimed the top spot and trumped the favourite Call of Duty: World at War. Retailer promotions saw sales of FIFA 09 rocket by 89 per cent according to the weekly sales data from Gfk-ChartTrack. Call …
Read More »2008 Review Part One
With 2008 drawing to a close, MCV looks back at the news that defined the last 12 months in the games industry. In Q1 we saw the demise of HD-DVD, Gordon Brown throw a menacing glare at gaming, trouble at SCi, confident predictions from Woolworths, high-profile departures and hires at …
Read More »Now 1,000 will leave EA
Electronic Arts has announced further details of its recently-announced restructuring plan which will see a reduction in its global headcount. 1,000 staff – or around 10 per cent of the EA workforce – are to go as the publisher consolidates its development resources around the world. The new statement increases …
Read More »HMV: We’ll introduce gaming to millions of new consumers
HMV could introduce gaming to ‘millions’ of new consumers, as the chain puts the finishing touches to its specialist games offer. At least that’s according to HMV Group CEO and UK and Ireland MD Simon Fox, who is delighted following the successful acquisition of Gamerbase and the launch of the …
Read More »Deloitte details full Woolworths closure plans
Deloitte, the administrators looking after the shut down of Woolworths, has this morning sent out a list of all the stores and dating their closure. Stores across the UK start closing on December 27th, with the last stores closing on January 5th 2009. The full list is as follows: Aberdare27 …
Read More »AWOMO hits public beta
Game Domain International has launched the public beta of its digital distribution platform AWOMO. The service, which boasts the ability to let players run triple-A PC titles direct from a web browser rather than having to wait to download them, has opened to the public with a free games offer. …
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