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George Lucas’ games development and publishing outfit LucasArts has announced that its demo for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has set a new download record on Xbox Live, with the playable snippet being sampled over a million times since its arrival on Xbox Live. This feat beats the …
Read More »That’s not all, folks
WBIE is pretty new to the games industry – what’s your strategy? Our main objective is to establish all of the Warner Bros. franchises in the video game market, and not just to be a movie games publisher. I’d like to ensure that the franchises we have are anticipated by …
Read More »Warner: We’ll create more new IP
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment president Martin Tremblay has told MCV that the firm is keen on creating more of its own intellectual property as it establishes itself in the games market. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Tremblay said: It’s going to be natural for us, if you look at Warner’s …
Read More »Tony Hawks Motion skates into view
With no full home console version of Tony Hawk’s on the cards this year, extreme sports fans will be delighted with the news that the popular franchise will be returning soon – with a new motion-sensitive outing on Nintendo DS. Curiously, the game will also come bundled with a second …
Read More »Law firms declare war on pirates
Law firm Davenport Lyons has warned the industry over the growth in illegal file-sharing, and has called for publishers to join the campaign to stamp out the increasingly popular form of online piracy. The news follows the recent claim against a woman who has been forced to pay damages of …
Read More »Full PES 2009 details revealed
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will be released on October 17th for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC – and comes complete with a fully-licensed UEFA Champions League mode, MCV can reveal. Konami has also fired a warning shot at rival EA, insisting that Pro Evolution Soccer is still far superior …
Read More »NCsoft announces new subsidary to manage all Western offices
Big changes are afoot at NCsoft – the Korean-owned MMO firm has announced the formation of a new subsidiary which will take over the management of all its teams in the West. NC West will boast a brand new corporate structure and a new HQ in Seattle that will be …
Read More »Moledina pours scorn on in-game ads and digital distribution
Former GDC boss uses new-found freedom to air doubts over key industry trends
Read More »GTA sex beast is Sun’s most popular story
The Sun’s now infamous ‘Sex beast copied Grand Theft Auto’ article has become the most prominent story on the homepage of the newspaper’s website today . That would indicate that the article, which only appeared on page nine of today’s The Sun paper, has grown in popularity throughout the day. …
Read More »NCsoft closes Euro development outfit
NCsoft is to close its European development team just a year after its founding. MCV sister site Develop understands that staff at the Brighton-based studio – which shares its offices with the NCsoft’s UK publishing, QA and MMO support teams – were notified on Monday night of the plans to …
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