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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 …
Read More »PopCap titles heading to PSN
Leading casual games vendor PopCap has struck a deal with Sony Online Entertainment that will see five of its leading titles released on the firm’s PlayStation Network for use on PS3. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has all the details – click here and you’ll be there.
Read More »How to win an MCV Award: People and Industry
SALES TEAM Who is eligible for this award?Any UK-based sales team or specialist sales force, including in-house staff and outsourced service companies. 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 a set of Finalists …
Read More »PlayStation sales drop 32%
Sony has posted some grim numbers for its gaming division for the three months ending December 31st 2008 that show falling sales for all three of its current PlayStation consoles. Sales at its games division hit YEN 393.8bn, down 32.2 per cent on the same period in 2007. Unit sales …
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