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Sony is to spend a whopping 1.5 million in the UK to ensure SingStar: Take That becomes the biggest karaoke game of the year, MCV can reveal. The title – which was released last Friday for PS3 and PS2 – will enjoy extensive TV, print and online advertising, supported by …
Read More »Daily Mail slams Modern Warfare 2
Well, we’re surprised it took them this long: The Daily Mail has today run a story criticising Modern Warfare 2 for letting ‘players kill civilians in terror attacks’. Anti-games Labour MP even Keith Vaz offers up a soundbyte dismaying the ‘level of violence in the game’. Vaz has vowed to …
Read More »Taking the Mickey
Part two of our definitive Q&A with Warren Spector on re-inventing Mickey Mouse
Read More »Spector sold Junction Point for Mickey IP
â??You never get a second shot at doing Mickey Mouse,â? says the industry luminary
Read More »Iwata: Digital era decades away
Nintendo boss thinks bricks and mortar will remain dominant gaming force until 2029
Read More »EA: Flips can grow DS audience
Electronic Arts is confident that its new Flips range of e-books for kids can not only be a sales success – but actually widen the audience of Nintendo’s DS. And the firm told MCV this week that it believes any prospect of introducing Harry Potter books into the range would …
Read More »343 Industries anxious of Halo saturation
Yet group head Frank O'Connor says Halo hasnâ??t clogged the market yet
Read More »EA: PES is struggling
With FIFA 10 taking EA’s football series to new critical and commercial heights, the publisher has lashed out at Konami’s rival series Pro Evolution Soccer. PES is struggling like most other non-mainstream franchises,” EA UK’s vice president Keith Ramsdale stated at an EA press event earlier this week, according to …
Read More »Guitar Hero sales up year-on-year
Viacom’s luke-warm analysis of its Rock band franchise earlier this week added fuel to the fire of those questioning the long-term viability of the music game franchise – making the news that sales of Guitar Hero are radically up year-on-year all the more impressive. Year to date through September 30, …
Read More »Loss turns to profit at Activision
In news that has exceeded expectations, publisher Activision Blizzard has revealed that it made a profit of $15m in the last financial quarter – a huge improvement on the $108m loss seen in the same period the year before. Net revenues for the quarter ending September 30th hit $703m – …
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