Publishing

GoWIII smashes series sales records

Not only did Sony’s God of War III shoot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, it also set a new sales standard for Sony’s violent action series. The game bettered the week-one sales performance of its PS2 predecessor by 2.65-to-1, despite …

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UK CHARTS: God of War III slays competition

Sony’s God of War III debuted at the top of the charts this week, marking the platform holder’s second No.1 of the year. The hugely popular action title follows the success of the Heavy Rain and knocks Final Fantasy XIII down to third place. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 holds onto …

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Titchmarsh tackles game violence

Former MCV associate editor and current CVG editor Tim Ingham has this afternoon taken on the tough task of defending video game violence on ITV’s late afternoon spot The Alan Titchmarsh Show. With an anti-games agenda clear to see from the word go, Ingham bravely defended in the industry against …

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No Twilight game ‘has lost millions’

The games industry is missing out on millions of pounds in revenue due to the absence of a licensed Twilight video game. Both the original books by author Stephenie Meyer and the subsequent film releases from Summit Entertainment have become a worldwide phenomenon. With the franchise yet to penetrate the …

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PREVIEW: Game Based Learning

What is the main objective for Game Based Learning?The aim of Game Based Learning as a teaching practice is to encourage the use of video gaming and social media technologies, to improve the quality of formal or informal learning. The aim of Game Based Learning as a conference is to …

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