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Have you got The Moves? Are you a Dancing Queen (or King)? Prove it and you could take home an Xbox 360 Kinect bundle and Just Dance 3. Ubisoft has teamed up with MCV to host a special games industry dance-off, marking the approaching release of new Wii compilation Just …
Read More »Microsoft: Gamerscore reset problem resolved
An error that caused gamers to lose their Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscores has now been fixed, Microsoft says. Yesterday hundreds of Xbox 360 owners had reported that their Gamerscore had been reset to 0, while their gameplay history and specific achievements had seemingly disappeared. Microsoft says this was due …
Read More »Harrison: "This is a pivotal time for our industry"
Phil Harrison has at last spoken of his high-profile move to Microsoft Game Studios Europe. I am excited to be joining the senior team at Microsoft at a pivotal time for our industry,” he stated. I am really impressed with the company’s long-term vision for growing the market for interactive …
Read More »Phil Harrison’s appointment and what it means for Microsoft
It’s easy to see Phil Harrison’s appointment as the boss of Microsoft Studios Europe as a vanity signing. After all, Peter Molyneux is one of the greatest and most respected figures in global games development. They are big boots to fill. Literally – Peter Molyneux is a tall man. But …
Read More »Jagex hires ex-Microsoft exec as marketing manager
Simon Etchells to lead marketing activities for RuneScape
Read More »Gamerscore limit upped for XBLA games
Microsoft has confirmed that it has upped the cap for the number of Gamerpoints that downloadable Xbox Live titles can offer to gamers. Until now titles sold through the XBL arm of Xbox Live always offered 200 GP spread over a maximum of 20 Achievements. This has now been upped …
Read More »Capcom announces its first browser-based title
Onimusha Soul the first instalment in the series since 2006
Read More »EA refutes Mass Effect 3 DLC accusations
The day one DLC for Mass Effect 3 is not already on the disc as some have claimed, EA has stated. A YouTube user has supposedly proven that all of the content from the paid-for ‘From Ashes’ DLC is already sitting on the Mass Effect 3 game disc and could …
Read More »FEATURE: Licence to sell
Video games themselves can of course be a form of merchandise. Most major movie releases and popular kids programmes are complemented by new games, from straight-up tie-ins like The Adventures of Tintin and Namco’s popular Ben 10 series to derivative works like LEGO Harry Potter. Such licensing deals can be …
Read More »Riccitiello: Staff departures have not weakened us
EA CEO suggests Zynga moves financially motivated
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