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The Guardian newspaper has asserted that the GAME Group is ‘caught up in the general consumer gloom’ – despite the retailer giving a positive presentation on its prospects in France. According to the paper, GAME shares have slipped 3.5p to 143.75p today – but analysts have been positive about the …
Read More »National Geographic announces gaming arm
Leading science body National Geographic has announced that it is to enter the games space, with new label National Geographic Games planning to both develop and publish titles across a range of platforms. Publishing and distribution agreements have already been reached with the North American arms of Namco Bandai and …
Read More »86% score for Call of Duty: WaW on Metacritic
The average scores for Activision Blizzard’s record-breaking Call Of Duty World at War are in – and it’s levelled out at around 86 per cent. According to US and UK reviews aggregator Metacritic, the PC version has earned an 89 per cent average review, with the PS3 SKU following on …
Read More »We three kings
Holly and Fearne have been a great face for your Imagine range. How long have you got them for – and how long do you want them?Mark Slaughter: We don’t want to just cut and paste celebrities whenever it comes to promoting our titles. Nintendo has resisted that very well …
Read More »3rd ELAN Awards call for judges
Media and industry professionals invited to join in selection process for final nominees
Read More »Dunaway: 2009 will be good for the Wii hardcore
With the mud hurled at the company by so-called ‘hardcore’ gamers in the wake of its now infamous E3 2008 conference still proving a little sticky, Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway has insisted that 2009 will be a great year for core Nintendo fans. Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, NoA VP of sales …
Read More »Aion breaks records before release
More than 170,000 members of the Korean gaming public have signed up to the beta for NCsoft’s forthcoming Aion: The Tower of Eternity. The open beta only became available last Tuesday (November 11th) and has already become the most popular beta event in Korean history. NCsoft officials revealed that within …
Read More »Superman could yet survive Brash closure
Acclaimed developer Factor 5 has stated, in a roundabout way, that it still hopes that a new publisher can be found for its Superman title following the closure of former partner Brash . Though the studio has never openly admitted its work on a new Superman outing, comments from Factor …
Read More »Cohort cheers latest PS2 release
Scottish studio sees Buzz! Junior: Ace Racers, its latest SCEE published title, arrive on the High Street
Read More »Calling all indies
Want to promote your store? Get something off your chest? Become a Top 20 Indie? MCV is inviting independent retailers and small chains from all over to take part in our weekly profile: From the Frontline. The profile will not only allow you to promote your store, but also vent …
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