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Reliable trade sources have informed MCV that Warner Bros is readying a potential bid for Midway Games. It is thought that the LEGO publisher is particularly keen to acquire Midway’s flagship Mortal Kombat and Stranglehold franchises, as well as its retro IP such as Gauntlet adn Joust – and a …
Read More »MCV Awards 09: Special Prizes
EA Sports president Peter Moore flew into London yesterday to pick up the biggest prize of the night at the MCV Awards 09: the coveted Grand Prix. EA Sports was awarded the gong for its phenomenal success with FIFA 09 last year, as well as impressive sales of its Tiger …
Read More »MCV Awards 09: People & Industry winners
Activision Blizzard won best Publisher of the Year at the MCV Awards 09 last night, rewarding 12 months which saw the firm release both Call Of Duty: World At War and Guitar Hero: World Tour. Sega (pictured) won the Sales Team gong, after its most successful year to date as …
Read More »MCV Awards 09: The winners revealed
Over 600 retailers, media, publishers, developers, analysts and distributors jammed into The Brewery in London tonight to see over 40 different companies fight it out for the ultimate recognition from customers, rivals and partners at the MCV Awards 09. Nintendo was once again the biggest winner on the night, picking …
Read More »Pirate Bay owners could face re-trial
Just days after a Swedish Court sentenced the four owners of BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay to jail, allegations have surfaced that could see the case returned to trial, according to The Guardian. The lawyer representing The Pirate Bay has stated that he is considering demanding a retrial after it …
Read More »Trion World Network president departs unexpectedly
Van Caneghem 'transitioned out' as rumours of disorder at the publisher continue
Read More »Budget 2009: Govt has failed to back the games industry
Games industry group Tiga has slammed the Labour government for failing again to back one of the principal creative industries of the future.” In his Budget speech, delivered on Wednesday in the House of Commons, Alistair Darling failed to materialise any of the promises that Tiga was looking for. Speaking …
Read More »Lightning Fish looks to trump Wii Fit
Ambitious new UK studio looks to beat Nintendo at its own game with new peripheral-based lifestyle games
Read More »EA Sports â??transformedâ?? by online play
500 million online games since June last year, as FIFA and NFL each clock over 2.4 million registered users
Read More »Warner to publish LEGO Rock Band
Warner Bros has confirmed that it will release LEGO Rock Band on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS this year. The game will come in two versions, with the home console iteration developed by TT Games and Harmonix. The DS SKU was created by the duo in tandem with Backbone …
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