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Talk in the industry is all about the fallout, and some in the games market believe that there’s still a lot of bad news to come from the demise of Woolworths. But with the retailer still in the throws of what may well be its demise, the thoughts of the …
Read More »Sega primed for 2009 software drive
Sega is confident it can defy the economic climate in 2009, with a wealth of new IP to the market in 2009. The publisher enjoyed a stellar 2008, with Wii sensation Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games sailing past the two million mark. The firm also recorded its first …
Read More »‘Retailers are confident about 2009’
Supermarkets continued to irk retailers – to the extent that not only were they characterised as the biggest threat to UK retail but many also tried to ironically nominate them as ‘best distributor’. And, as usual, most retailers would love to swap occupations with some of the world’s leading video …
Read More »UK industry spends £139m on Xmas
UK video games companies have thrown cash in the face of the economic slowdown – spending an incredible 139 million on Q4 marketing as other trades tighten their belts. The huge figure has funded a deluge of above-the-line advertising in the past three months, dominating newspapers and TV ad breaks …
Read More »Sony rules out PSP 2
SCEE president David Reeves has told MCV that Sony currently has no plans for a ‘PSP2′. The exec moved to debunk web reports which earlier this month claimed the firm had signed a memory chip deal for the device. No, there are currently no plans for a PSP2. I go …
Read More »Nintendo clarifies EUK debt
As Woolworths’ closing down sale gets underway today, leading platform holder Nintendo has spoken exclusively to MCV regarding claims in UK newspaper The Sun about the amount of debt owed to platform holders by the Woolworths-owned EUK. The tabloid yesterday claimed that EUK is expected to go into liquidation within …
Read More »Tesco launches half-price sale
Tesco will tomorrow launch a half-price sale that will last throughout Christmas – but has told MCV that the promotion is not in reaction to Woolworths’ ‘fire sale’ . The firm will cut prices on around 1,000 products from now until Christmas – including non-food. The focus is firmly on …
Read More »Microsoft: We’re beyond Home
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has disputed consumer demand for Home, dubbing the technology as outdated and pointed to Live as a premium experience” by comparison. In an interview with Kotaku, the group product manager for Xbox 360 said: What Home to me feels like is Second Life for hardcore gamers. It …
Read More »Develop Conference 2009 calls for speakers
Brighton event opens submission process for session presenters
Read More »MCV Retail Survey 2008: Part Two
What title will be the 2008 Christmas No.1?Call of Duty 56%FIFA 09 13%Need For Speed 8%Professor Layton 7%Gears of War 2 5%Wii Fit 4% Well over half the retailers surveyed backed Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War as the game likely to grab the title of 2008’s Christmas …
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