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Ubisoft is Kinect’s most successful third-party publisher in EMEA, the company has told MCV. The publisher’s trio of Kinect games – Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Motion Sports and Fighters Uncaged – has given the firm a 20 per cent market share on Microsoft’s motion controller. The news follows NPD’s US …
Read More »3DS to embrace new DSiWare ‘from day one’
Upcoming handheldâ??s online store, dubbed '3DS eShop', set to come at handheld's launch
Read More »Zynga acquires Area/Code
New York studioâ??s co-founder Kevin Slavin departs
Read More »UK CHARTS: LBP 2 reaches No.1
LittleBigPlanet 2 has topped the All Formats Top 40 charts this week following its release on Friday 21st January. The PS3 exclusive outperformed its predecessor which only managed to reach No.4 when it was released in the week ending November 8th, 2008. It then dropped to No.19 the following week …
Read More »PSP2 to include 3G support
Ahead of Sony’s debut unveiling of the PSP2 later this week, further details about the device have emerged in the Japanese press. Nikkei, as reported by Andriasang, believes that the handheld will include some sort of 3G mobile connectivity – as revealed exclusively by MCV earlier in the month. It …
Read More »How to boost brand awareness
Mondo Studio share some top tips to help you build a brand around your products
Read More »Internal EA email: ‘Zampella held off DLC for us’
Former Infinity Ward boss eased the commercial climate for rival EA Battlefield game, unconfirmed memo claims
Read More »Virtua Tennis 4 set for Kinect and Wii
Virtua Tennis 4 will launch on Wii and Kinect, Sega has announced. The game was already announced for PlayStation 3 at Sony’s Gamescom press conference in August last year. It features PlayStation Move compatibility and 3D technology. The Wii edition will make use of the Wii MotionPlus. Virtua Tennis 4 …
Read More »Creative buys majority stake in Reef
Creative Distribution has bought a majority share in publisher Reef Entertainment. The deal is part of the distributor’s move into the publishing arena, which began with the launch of Sniper Elite in December. And now the company is in discussions with developers to sign new games, primiarly for PlayStation 3 …
Read More »Virgin inks EA Sports deal
Virgin Gaming is now the official provider of online tournaments for EA Sports. Virgin’s tournament platform will now integrate directly with certain EA Sports titles, it will offer community tools and web functionality for competitive play across Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. The first tournaments will begin early this year …
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