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Apple CEO Steve Jobs said today he wants to create ‘a vibrant third party developer community’ for the iPhone and iPod Touch – and got the ball rolling by unveiling the new SDK for the touch-screen devices and naming EA and Sega as key firms already making games for the …
Read More »Microsoft: Xbox wallet share larger than Wii or PS3
Microsoft claims it bases its success on wallet share and not units sold, reports investor.com. "We’re very proud that our share of wallet is disproportionately larger than either of our two competitors," said corporate vice president of global marketing for Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business, Jeff Bell. Bell cites the 360’s …
Read More »Bach: PS3 cant compete with Xbox Live
Microsoft’s E&D president Robbie Bach claims that Xbox Live sets the 360 apart from its rivals. Xbox Live is a big differentiator for us,” said Bach to investor.com, That drives a significant amount of energy around what’s on with Xbox.” Bach cites the exclusive downloadable content for GTA 4 as …
Read More »Sony product boss questions Wiis longevity
VP of product marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America Scott Steinberg has called Wii’s long-term future into question – adding that PS3’s games will begin to distance themselves from other next-gen games”. Speaking to Next-Gen, Steinberg said: In three years certain systems will look pretty long in the tooth graphically …
Read More »‘Distribution will drive user creativity’
XNA lead Satchell tells us how Xbox Live Community Games will foster independent development
Read More »All hail the MCV Awards finalists
With just five weeks to go, the Finalists of the MCV Industry Excellence Awards have been revealed . Retailers, publishers, distributors and developers are doing battle. Over 40 companies are still in with a shout of winning something on the night. Apart from our Advisory Board Award, voted for exclusively …
Read More »Farrell: Wii hasnt won yet
Chief executive of THQ Brian Farrell has predicted that Sony and Microsoft can still catch Nintendo in the next-gen console sales battle. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Farrell said he expects the PS3 and Xbox 360 sales to increase as both platform holders drop their price, reports Kotaku. …
Read More »JAPAN: Smash Bros. smacksdown chart rivals
MCV media partner Famistu has revealed the Japanese sales charts for February in a month when Nintendo titles Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Wii Fit claimed the top two spots, selling 1.3m and 309,000 units respectively. This brings Wii Fit’s lifetime sales to 1.5m since its release on December 1st. …
Read More »MCV Award Finalists unveiled
This morning, we reveal the deserving nominees for the MCV Excellence Awards 2008. To discover who has made the shortlist in the Retail category, click here. To see who has been nominated in the People & Industry category, click here. And to find out who is up for an Award …
Read More »MCV Awards Finalists Part 1
PR Team There’s no doubting that the standard of PR in the UK games industry has stepped up a gear over the past couple of years, with the market’s key communications execs not only having to promote their latest products, but also dealing with often unfair swipes from the national …
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