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Games from Italian publisher Black Bean will be released in the UK via up-and-coming firm Tradewest, MCV can reveal. The new publisher label, founded by Martin Spiess following the collapse of Midway’s European operation, has been chosen to distribute Black Bean’s games in the UK and France. All of the …
Read More »Trilogy to be rebranded as Gem Logistics
The surviving elements of UK distributor Trilogy are soon to be rebranded as Gem Logistics. The move follows Gem’s acquisition of Trilogy back in December, and will allow the distributor to further develop both businesses. Trilogy founder and Gem Logistics’ general manager Matthew Allen revealed the imminent changes during an …
Read More »BBC readies multiple Doctor Who games
BBC Worldwide has told MCV that talks are underway to turn Doctor Who into an array of new games. Last week the broadcaster exclusively revealed via MCV that it plans to re-enter games – after killing off its BBC Multimedia division in 2005. As part of the move, a variety …
Read More »Dance smash sponsors MCV Awards
Win or lose, at least guests at this year’s MCV Awards will be able to shake their booty into the small hours thanks to current chart-topper Just Dance. The Wii game from Ubisoft has provided the biggest surprise of 2010 so far by out-selling everything during mid-January, remaining at number …
Read More »Codemasters cans Heist
inXile Entertainment crime romp cancelled as publisher confirms internal focus
Read More »US: Beatles pips Guitar Hero
Numbers from US mag Advertising Age claim that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold rival Guitar Hero 5 in North America in 2009, thanks in part, the publication claims, to Viacom’s skilled use of one of music’s key IPs. MTV’s Rock Band tie-in sold 1.18m units in the territory throughout the …
Read More »Sony Liverpool faces restructuring
'A number of projects to cease immediately' at Wipeout studio
Read More »Annual Xbox sales fall 13%
Microsoft sold 5.2m Xbox 360 consoles in the quarter ending December 31st – 13 per cent down on the 6m units it sold in the same period in 2008. The number brings the console’s worldwide sales total to 39m units. 7.3m consoles were shipped in the period, down on the …
Read More »THQ confident Metro 2033 will deliver
THQ Claims its forthcoming thriller Metro 2033 could be as big as Call of Duty or GTA. The FPS is based on Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky’s book, set in an underground post-apocalyptic dystopia. THQ believes this source material has helped developer 4A Games produce a unique gaming experience. Globally, I …
Read More »Is data size development’s greatest hurdle?
Maybe, and Black Rock has the problem in its sights
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