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The UK games industry’s young guns are set to battle it out as MCV brings you its annual compilation of the top 30 hot shots under 30. While regional heads and managing directors regularly feel the warm embrace of limelight, the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working …
Read More »Our very own media darlings
Just like every year at the MCV Industry Excellence Awards, various people involved in the organisation of the GMA s were pinned against walls and asked to explain why X, Y or Z didn’t win. It’s pretty simple: because people voted for who they thought was best. This outcry at …
Read More »Bargain 60GB PS3 rush kicks off
GAMERS WITH a keen eye for a bargain have been snapping up the cut-price 60GB PS3 Value Pack in their droves – leaving the 40GB SKU with an 11 per cent cut of PS3 hardware sales. ChartTrack revealed the enormous gulf between the two offerings to MCV this week as …
Read More »Retail event reveals its GamePlan
Reserve the date in your diaries – it seems the UK has finally come up with a retail-focused trade show that can fill the gaping hole left by the ‘old’ E3’s demise. GamePlan aims to bring together UK publishing and retail over two days on 29th– 30th May 2008 at …
Read More »EA to rule over London
The most high-profile marketing stunt the UK games industry has ever seen is set to boost the London Games Festival next week. Electronic Arts will be taking over Trafalgar Square for three days next week with its Be The One fest, giving gamers the opportunity to play its current and …
Read More »Miyamoto picks up Economist award
Shigeru Miyamoto, director and general manager of Nintendo, was last night awarded The Economist’s Innovation Award for Consumer Goods The ceremony took place at the Science Museum in London. The awards themselves were selected by an independent judging panel of industry experts. No one is more identified with modern video …
Read More »Sega Superstars Tennis hits an ace
With Sega and Nintendo joining forces to unleash their favourite characters in the upcoming Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Sega has taken a leaf out of its former rival’s book by announcing a new character-filled tennis outing. In much the same vein as Mario Tennis, Sega Superstars Tennis …
Read More »Sega Superstars Tennis hits an ace
With Sega and Nintendo joining forces to unleash their favourite characters in the upcoming Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Sega has taken a leaf out of its former rival’s book by announcing a new character-filled tennis outing. In much the same vein as Mario Tennis, Sega Superstars Tennis …
Read More »Okami confirmed for Wii
Following months of whispers and speculation, Capcom has finally come out and admitted that critically acclaimed adventure title Okami is heading to Wii, with an expected arrival of Q2 2008. Okami quickly established itself as a cult hit on PS2. Its remarkably striking watercolour-based visuals were complemented by an engrossing …
Read More »Okami confirmed for Wii
Following months of whispers and speculation, Capcom has finally come out and admitted that critically acclaimed adventure title Okami is heading to Wii, with an expected arrival of Q2 2008. Okami quickly established itself as a cult hit on PS2. Its remarkably striking watercolour-based visuals were complemented by an engrossing …
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