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Want to get into the head of the ‘hardcore’ gamer? Then simply head for any online games forum on a Tuesday morning and look for the thread about the current UK Charts. The response is always the same. Who buys this mini-game shit?”, F**king destroying the games industry!”, Infinite Undiscovery’s …
Read More »‘We thought we were immune to shut-down,’ says Ensemble
Studio's Bruce Shelley offers inside view on closure of a Microsoft Game Studios' internal team
Read More »Drop the casual attitude
Publishers: Instead of the nation’s geriatrics wrinkling their brow at your Brain Training clone, you’ve got a warehouse full of returned DS games and a team of wincing sales execs. Retailers: You’ve missed out on this year’s Cooking Mama bargains – and filled up shelves with equine/kitty/puzzle claptrap that you …
Read More »ELSPA applauds Ataris digital plans
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has spoken out in support of Atari’s decision to largely abandon boxed product and embrace online distribution. The publishers’ body said that the company’s decision to move 90 per cent of its content online in the near future lent ‘further weight to PEGI’s …
Read More »The 50 best games on the market
UK national newspaper The Independent has put together a list of what it believes are the top 50 best games available today. The list includes modern classics such as Rock Band, Wii Sports, Peggle and GTA IV. Check out the list here, or read it below. Thanks to MaxConsole for …
Read More »London Games Festival 2008: Full preview
Events confirmed to-date include: Video Games Live: 24 Oct 2008, Royal Festival Hall, London The biggest music extravaganza in video games is back to launch LGF 2008 following last year’s smash hit sell-out. 2008 sees two orchestral performances performing classic gaming compositions from World of Warcraft, Halo, Myst and many …
Read More »50 Cent dead, but Swordfish will be sold off, says report
UK studio will be bought from Activision-Blizzard, but its current project has been canned
Read More »Eidos opens Shanghai base
New office established to build partnerships in Asia and forge outsourcing opportunities
Read More »Cut-price Virtual Worlds London tickets available
MCV readers are being offered discounted entry into next month’s Virtual Worlds London – with 15 per cent off the standard ticket price. Virtual Worlds London will take place on October 20th – 21st, 2008 at the QEII Conference Centre in London. The event is the leading European expo for …
Read More »Peter Moore: Well look back and laugh at boxed product
Peter Moore had predicted the death of boxed product – and promised EA will be at the forefront of the digital revolution. In an interview with The Guardian, he said EA will take a different direction that iTunes, which he called a rip-off”. We’ve gone from connected consumers being the …
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