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The president of leading portal Big Fish Games Jeremy Lewis has told MCV sister site Casualgaming.biz that his firm isn’t worried by the likes of EA, Activision and Midway upping their game in the online casual market. Speaking as part of a wider interview, Lewis said that investment from established …
Read More »HAVE YOUR SAY: How can we stop early selling?
This week’s MCV letters page presents a potential solution to the age-old problem of rogue retailers breaking street dates – but what’s your view? We want your thoughts on Comet buyer Debbie O’Neill’s letter below, and your opinion on how to stop retailers selling early. Mail us here or post …
Read More »EA to buy social networking site?
EA is to buy gaming social network Rupture for $30 million, according to TechCrunch . As reported on MCV sister site Develop last week, Rupture was formed by former Napster founder Shawn Fanning, and produced a social network for World of Warcraft players that never left beta. The company had …
Read More »SKATE 2 coming to 360 and PS3
Electronic Arts has confirmed that the second iteration of popular skateboarding title SKATE is in development for PS3 and Xbox 360. However, the publisher hasn’t released any information regarding release date or price for SKATE 2. The news came as EA announced that it will release the next SKATE game, …
Read More »UK studios lead the American WiiWare charge
Frontier's Lost Winds and Nnooo's Pop launch games for Nintendo download service
Read More »GUIDE: Games engines
Develop technology editor Jon Jordan surveys third-party engines
Read More »Sega signs up Platinum’s trio
Reports say new Japanese independent by former Capcom execs is working on three titles
Read More »Sony: MMOs will become selling point for PS3
President of Sony Online Entertainment John Smedley believes that PS3′ upcoming slate of MMOs will help distance the console’s offering from that of Xbox 360. Speaking to The Seattle Times, Smedley said that titles such as The Agency would see MMOs become ‘a strong selling point’ for the PS3. Smedley …
Read More »COMMENT: PS3 slips into top gear
This week’s show in the Indigo Room at the O2 was, in many ways, similar to what we’ve seen at Tokyo Games Show and Leipzig; stylish, confident and packed full of real sales stats. No amount of fanboy blustering can argue with the installed bases revealed by Sony this week; …
Read More »EUROPEAN CHARTS: GTA IV rules continent
With GTA IV smashing entertainment records to hit six million sales in its first week , it’s little surprise that the title has taken the top spot in all formats charts in Spain, Germany and Sweden. According to Next-gen.Biz, the PS3 version took the No.1 spot in Spain and Germany …
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