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Following speculation last month, Electronic Arts has confirmed that its Redwood Shores studio, the outfit behind the firm’s recent successful new survival horror IP Dead Space, is working on a brand new horror property based on Dante’s medieval epic. Dante’s 14th century text The Divine Comedy is one of the …
Read More »Zavvi cuts Xbox 360 to sub-£100
Zavvi is selling the Xbox 360 for under 100 for the first time in its history, MCV has learnt. In a last-minute Christmas sale, the company has reduced the Arcade SKU to 99.99 – news which could kick off festive a hardware price war on the High Street. The Premium …
Read More »Sony committed to Indian developers
Still no plans to open own studio in the territory, as SCE India focuses on partnerships
Read More »Zavvi protects cash from administrator
Zavvi has reportedly opened a separate bank account to deposit takings from shoppers who have bought store vouchers. Zavvi believes that the funds will be protected from an administrator if it is forced to cease trading. EUK, the distribution division of Woolworths, is believed to be owed about 100m by …
Read More »Warner snaps up 10m Eidos shares
Time Warner has purchased ten million shares in Eidos PLC, bringing its total stake in the company up to over 19 per cent. The Warner Bros parent now owns 52.52 million shares in the UK publisher, which was previously known as SCi Entertainment. Sources have long pointed to Warner as …
Read More »EUK: Zavvi clarifies its position
Following news reports earlier today that EUK administrator Deloitte has called in Zavvi’s debt to the distributor, the UK entertainment retailer has clarified its position to MCV. Zavvi has refuted claims that it will be forced into administration by Deloitte, whilst also offering its condolensces to those who lost jobs …
Read More »RETAIL SURVEY: High Street upbeat for 2009
UK games retail will overcome economic pressure in 2009 and enjoy another profitable 12 months, according to this year’s MCV Retail Survey. The survey features responses from a wide variety of UK retail store managers from the likes of GAME, Blockbuster, Gamestation, HMV, and a range of independent stores. 86 …
Read More »Ladbrokes backs COD for Xmas number one
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes and partner ELSPA have unveiled the official contenders for this year’s title of Christmas Number One Game, and has named Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War as the favourite. Christmas 2008 will be yet another great year for video games and we are all dying …
Read More »Double Fine signs with EA Partners
Tim Schaferâ??s studio to produce rock â??nâ?? roll adventure game
Read More »Europe a factor in Xbox 360 Tekken port
Tekken 6’s director Katsuhiro Harada has revealed Europe and the US were a big influence in the decision to make the long-running beat-‘em-up series a multiformat proposition. At the moment we have two high spec consoles on the market at the same time; the Xbox has a huge installed base …
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