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Read More »PS4 to hit Japan and US in 2013… but Europe in 2014 – report
Sony may be looking to break with tradition with the PS4, but one old habit could rear its ugly head. As was the way with the launch of PS3, which launched in Japan and North America in November 2006 but didn’t arrive in Europe until March 2007, Edge believes that …
Read More »j2 Global’s Ziff Davis seals IGN acquisition
As reported by MCV this morning, j2 Global subsidiary Ziff Davis has acquired IGN Entertainment from owner News Corp. Ziff Davis now houses brands such as 1UP.com, AskMen.com, PCMAG.com, Geek.com, Toolbox.com and UGO.com. Adding IGN positions it as one of the world’s largest digital publishers spanning some 53m monthly users …
Read More »Further digital growth at Future as UK leads the way
Future PLC has announced digital revenue growth of 24 per cent for its most recent financial quarter. Overall group revenues were down three per cent, although the UK outperformed this with revenues falling just one per cent. Furthermore, Future’s US operations remain on track for profitability in 2013, despite further …
Read More »Capcom: Resident Evil stagnating from ‘too many’ releases
Producer admits inundating the market has tarnished the franchise
Read More »Mojang rakes in £150m in 2012
Pre-tax profits rise to £58 million as Minecraft continues to enjoy huge success
Read More »EA announces Madden NFL 25, franchise sales at 99m
EA is closing in on a couple of milestones for its Madden NFL franchise. The publisher has announced that the game will celebrate its 25th anniversary by ditching the upcoming season’s year in the title for Madden NFL 25. The game is set to launch on August 27th. EA has …
Read More »Children can lead coding classes, experts say
'If you let the children lead you in their learning - they will get there before you'
Read More »Grid 2 gets 31st May release date
Grid 2, the follow-up to 2008’s ground-breaking action racer, Grid, will release on 31st May, Codemasters has announced. Worryingly for fans in India though, an Indian release for Grid 2 seems uncertain at this point. The PR agency that handled recent Codemasters games like Dirt: Showdown and F1 2012 has …
Read More »UK publishers eye talented THQ staff
40 UK staff will be made unemployed following the collapse of THQ – but potential new employers are already expressing interest. Staff looking for new roles includes personnel from marketing, sales, PR, operations, export, finance, HR, admin, legal and IT. MCV has already been contacted about offering roles to the …
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