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Publishers have applauded new Xbox 360 and PS3 console SKUs – but criticised Sony and Microsoft for indulging in ‘one-upmanship’. Third-party publishers have generally reacted well to Sony’s announcement of an 80GB and 160GB PS3 – as well of news of Microsoft’s 60GB 360 – in our MCV Forum this …
Read More »Top comics announced for Games Media Awards 08
This year’s Games Media Awards will be hosted by the brilliant Canadian stand-up, Tom Stade, and will also feature sets from top comics Terry Alderton and Ricky Grover. With the venue being the Jongleurs Comedy Club in Camden, it made perfect sense to build the evening’s entertainment around some of …
Read More »UK gaming has grown up
The UK gaming market has grown up – and that’s why old-favourites such as Mario and Sonic and retro titles are performing so well at retail. That’s according to games analyst firm GameVision, which told MCV that UK gamers’ average age is the highest in Europe. 29 per cent of …
Read More »Square Enixs Crisis Core reigns supreme over PSP chart
Square Enix has praised the performance of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, calling it an incredible success” after its tenth week at the top of the PSP charts. Since it knocked LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones off the top spot in mid-June, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has ruled the Sony …
Read More »eBay slashes fees to support indie sellers
Online giant eBay.co.uk is altering its fee structure to encourage more High Street retailers to sell through its website. The auction specialist has done away with Gallery costs, improved its Buy It Now service and cut up-front listing fees, in an initiative designed to reduce the risk for retailers. eBay …
Read More »Grand Designs titles unveiled
FremantleMedia Enterprises and Eleco have revealed plans to partner on a range of new titles based on the Channel 4 TV favourite Grand Designs. The new titles will enable amateur design enthusiasts to create their own Grand Designs projects, and will include SKUs dubbed Self Build & Development, Kitchen and …
Read More »Sega plots Samba De Amigo chart shake-up
Returning Dreamcast classic Samba De Amigo is to dance its way onto Wii next month, and Sega has told MCV that the game will embrace a whole new audience. Samba De Amigo became a cult sensation when it was released back in 2000, and now Sega is preparing to bring …
Read More »Games retail will dry up
High Street retailers will soon realise that rapid uptake of digital downloads renders console sales unprofitable – and destroy the hardware business by refusing to stock major platforms. That’s the vision of the boss of online games network WildTangent – which reaches 15 million gamers each month and counts Sony …
Read More »Activision set for PS2 release blitz
Following the success of Kung Fu Panda and LEGO Indiana Jones on PS2, publisher Activision is set to release a plethora of big titles for Sony’s last generation console. The firm is already working on PS2 versions of major releases such as Quantum of Solace, Call of Duty: World at …
Read More »‘Gamescom must trump Leipzig’
That Sony used GC to reveal new models of PS3 and PSP goes a long way to demonstrate exactly how important this show has become – even the platform holder’s E3 showing this year was sparse in comparison. But it’s just not enough. While the film industry holds one of …
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