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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 …
Read More »Bilson: New consoles ‘would be horrible’
THQ core games boss reveals concerns for future platform releases
Read More »Win a Lotus and iPad with Norton
Norton is giving MCV readers the chance to win a Lotus Elise sports car, as well as Apple iPads. Registered users of the Norton Partner Portal who have completed at least one of the available trainings have the chance to win a Lotus by collecting coupons for each Norton product …
Read More »Microsoft offers Hotz free phone
In a brave move, Windows Phone 7 platform holder Microsoft has reached out to hacker George ‘Geohot’ Hotz with the offer of a free handset. Hotz declared on his blog yesterday that he intends to buy a Windows Phone 7 device. In reply, Brandon Watson, an entrepreneur currently working for …
Read More »Disney closes Propaganda Games
Vancouver studio closes for business following project cancellations
Read More »Nordic Game unites with Festival of Games
Major partnership reached between both eventsâ?? organisers
Read More »Community focus for Gamescom 2011
Gamescom has unveiled its new visual branding for its 2011 iteration, highlighting the importance of its vast community. Europe’s biggest games trade fair will sport a new leitmotif this year that shows hundreds of gamers crowded together in the form of Gamescom’s logo. The theme depicts the event at the …
Read More »Bizarre Creations set to close
Activision has issued a recommendation for Bizarre Creations to close its doors. This means the Liverpool-based studio’s likelihood of running under a different publisher is almost certainly over. Last year the studio housed around 200 staff. It has developed games such as Blur, 007 Blood Stone, Project Gotham Racing and …
Read More »EA kicks off half-price Xbox Live sale
Electronic Arts has started its own DLC sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Selected content and games have seen their prices slashed by 50 per cent. The promotion follows on from Activision’s recent half-price sale. All Dragon Age DLC has be reduced, including the Awakenings expansion. Other add-ons covered by …
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