Publishing

SCEE extends Champions League sponsorship

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has extended its sponsorship deal with the UEFA Champions League until 2012, continuing the relationship that the two have enjoyed for nine years. The agreement covers the main tournament itself for a further three years and also the UEFA Super Cup for this year, next year …

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Consoles leading web TV push

A new study from research firm In-Stat has claimed that games consoles will become the primary conduit for delivering internet television and videos to user’s TVs by 2013, bypassing media-centre PCs in the process. The research claims that 29 per cent of American 29-34 year olds already use consoles to …

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D3P team claim GamesFives victory

D3P’s Real So So Bad took the top prize home at the MCV and Xbox 360 GamesFives home on Friday, winning an Xbox 360 for each member of the team. The side, which included PlayV’s Luiz Ferrera in goal, also picked up a 1,500 donation to a charity of their …

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Hayes set for global Sega role

Mike Hayes is to add USA responsibilities to his existing Euro role at Sega, becoming overall head of what is effectively ‘Sega West’. An official announcement is expected to eventually follow this morning’s news that erstwhile Sega of America president Simon Jeffery has switched to Ngmoco. Hayes is COO (chief …

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MCM Expo expands London show

MCM Expo at Excel London will ramp up its capacity by expanding the show hall by 2,000 square metres, MCV can reveal. The event, which is scheduled to take place on October 24th to October 25th, is set to feature a large contingent of publishers, including Ubisoft, Capcom, Tecmo Koei …

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