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In part two of our interview with Jayont R Sharma, chariman and CEO of Milestone Interactive, he tells us about the company’s new business ventures – namely retail and game development – as well as the opportunities for venturing into video game rentals and digital distribution. You can read part …
Read More »GAME enlists Premiership footballers for FIFA 13 launch
Newcastle and West Ham fans are in for a treat. The UK’s leading video games retailer GAME has revealed that both clubs will be lending one of their top stars for the launch of FIFA 13, which finally arrives in the UK tomorrow. Newcastle’s Metre Centre GAME store will from …
Read More »VIDEO: First person horror title Anna is creepy as
It’s a good time to be a horror game fan. A brand new first person horror title hit Steam at the weekend and offers a different take on the genre. It’s set in an abandoned sawmill and sees players not only striving to reveal clues about their character’s past but …
Read More »The Hut Group reports 54 % sales growth
Etail specialist The Hut Group has bucked the struggling retail trends by posting strong results for H1 2012. Sales for the period were up an impressive 54 per cent year-on-year, with revenue jumping from 42.9m in 2011 to 66.2m. Margins climbed from 0.7 per cent to six per cent thanks …
Read More »Valve’s hardware division teases public betas in 2013
Valve’s freshly revealed hardware team will be looking into public beta tests next year for the division’s various prototypes. Sector head Jeri Ellsworth told Engaget that the company is already conducting internal betas for the team’s potential products. Valve announced their intentions to enter the hardware market earlier this month; …
Read More »CONTEST: Win a copy of Dead or Alive 5 on PS3 or Xbox 360
We recently got news that upcoming brawler Dead or Alive 5 would be releasing in India. Now, thanks to Redington, the game’s Indian distributor, we’re giving MCV India readers the opportunity to win themselves a copy of the game on each of the two platforms. Simply answer the painfully easy …
Read More »GMG cuts FIFA 13 to £34.99; GAME reveals 99p trade-in deal
The first move in the anticipated FIFA 13 price war has been made. Online retailer Green Man Gaming is, for 24 hours only, offering the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions for just 34.99. The offer comes as part of a wider EA promotion, as spotted by PCGamesN, that includes Crysis …
Read More »Telltale’s The Walking Dead heading to retail
Telltale Games has announced a retail version of its thus far acclaimed adventure game take on The Walking Dead, heading for stores in time for the holidays. The developer revealed on Twitter that copies will be available in US shops for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 4th. The …
Read More »Borderlands 2 tops charts, becomes biggest 2012 release
At last, we have a No.1 selling in decent numbers. 2K Games’ Borderlands 2 has debuted at No.1 in this week’s listings thanks to the biggest unit sales launch of 2012 to date, bettering previous sales winner Mass Effect 3. Its predecessor Borderlands, which launched in late 2009, made it …
Read More »Amazon’s games boss joins mobile publisher
Amazon’s video games boss has left the retailer for a role at mobile publisher and developer Tag Games. Graham Chambers – whose other significant roles over a 20-year career has included MD at Gauntlet Entertainment, MD at Ubisoft and sales director at Nintendo – takes the role of head of …
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