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Publisher and developer Square Enix is to publish Activision Blizzard’s James Bond: Quantum of Solace on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PS2 in Japan, Andriasang reports. The game, which is developed by Call of Duty: World at War studio Treyarch, was released alongside the film last year in Europe and …
Read More »US: New Guitar Hero hardware SKU announced
Guitar Hero World Tour developer Neversoft has announced that it is to release an additional SKU to its Guitar Hero: World Tour offering in the form of a standalone drum pack. The peripheral will retail for $100 and is set for release on February 15th. The developer has also confirmed …
Read More »Scholastic sniffs out UK expansion
Book Publisher Schoolastic is eyeing up the UK market with its video games label, Elastic. Elastic released Ultimate I Spy on Wii and Goosebumps Horrorland on Wii, DS and PS2 in the US last year. And now the publisher is targeting the UK sector, by seeking out potential distributors. At …
Read More »Kotick confirms DJ Hero
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has confirmed that DJ Hero, a dance-music themed take on the Guitar Hero formula, is in development and will be out later this year. The game will come bundled with a record-deck peripheral and will more likely than not be released on a wide range …
Read More »Developers get into March’s Game BAFTAs at a reduced rate
Special prices for tickets open to those in the UK's creative industries
Read More »THQ Wireless restructuring leads to losses
THQ is restructuring its mobile division to focus on high-end games for iPhone, N-Gage, PSP and DS, and it seems that this has seen 75 per cent of the THQ Wireless workforce across three offices in the US and Europe made redundant, equivalent to about a hundred people. MCV’s sister …
Read More »Disney’s cut-backs won’t include UK Black Rock team
Develop source confirms that previously announced dev downsizing is US-only
Read More »EA cuts Canadian dev jobs
Job losses reported at Canada's Burnaby studio and publisherâ??s Australian arm
Read More »Further job cuts rumoured at EA
The EA rumour mill has continued to grind this morning with talk of further lay offs in both Canada and Australia. Overnight speculation on Kotaku claims that EA Canada’s Burnaby studio will be the next to suffer lay offs, with the site claiming that up to 55 people have lost …
Read More »How to win an MCV Award: Retail
RETAIL INNOVATION Who is eligible for this award?This new award is open to any retailer of computer and video games products, inclusive of independents and chains. How is this award won?MCV will take soundings from the industry and consider any direct lobbying from retailers, suppliers or general readers before announcing …
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