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What factors do you think have contributed to GAME Group outstripping its previous sales targets? We are very confident with the Group outlook for the year to 31 January 2009. The business is performing very well, both Internationally and in the UK, and the Gamestation integration is going very well. …
Read More »Is this the largest team in games development?
Acclaim says 60,000 have signed up to work on David Perry's Top Secret as Skaggs joins as advisor
Read More »Now its game on for Weinsteins
Hollywood’s march into the games industry continues unabated: the American production company Genius Products, the majority shareholders of which are Miramax founders the Weinstein brothers, is moving into the games market. Take a look at the full story over on Develop.
Read More »Verbinski wants ‘zero narrative’ approach in new game project
Pirates of the Caribbean director developing new title, says the 'broken' games industry model 'has to change'
Read More »Games vs Music – the stats
With any luck, MCV’s recent story stating that games now make more money at retail that music will have raised some very senior-ranking eyebrows at retail last week. It is a shift in the balance of power that should make every supermarket and entertainment store in the UK re-assess where …
Read More »Chris Lewis takes charge of Microsoft Game Studios in Europe
Microsoft Europe exec jumps up to new role; will manage publishing, development and Xbox Live in Europe
Read More »Chris Lewis steps up at Xbox Europe
European boss of Xbox Chris Lewis has been promoted to Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business EMEA for Microsoft. The new role will see Lewis add two more vital strings to his bow, taking complete responsibility for Microsoft’s interactive business in the region – including the firm’s development teams and Xbox …
Read More »Microsoft: We own 42% of all next-gen revenues
Microsoft has staked its claim as the market leader in the console space with two bold claims this morning – not least that it has taken over 40 per cent of ‘life-to-date’ revenue across hardware, games and peripherals sales. In addition, the firm has confirmed a whopping 17.7 million global …
Read More »Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 price cut
MCV had it right last week : Microsoft has confirmed that it will drop the price of all three Xbox 360 SKUs in the UK and across Europe on Friday. The estimated retail price (ERP) for its entry-level Arcade SKU has dipped to €199.99/159.99 – a drop of €80/50. The …
Read More »Ex-ESRB rater claims games are not played
An ex-employee of North American games rating body the ESRB has stated that the firm doesn’t actually play the games it rates, Gamepolitics.com reports. Jerry Bonner, who claims to have rated over 700 games in his six months at the company, stated: The ESRB’s current pool of fulltime raters does …
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