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Publisher Konami is using social networks to win back PES fans. The firm enjoyed a positive” Gamescom for its flagship football franchise, which has suffered in the face of a resurgent FIFA in recent years. Konami is ramping up its PR and marketing investment in social networks, and plans to …

Consumers can go hands on with Dance! It’s Your Stage at the UK Street Dance and World Street Dance Championships. The latter event runs from August 26th to August 28th at the Opera House & Winter Gardens in Blackpool while the former takes place in Harrow on November 12th. Attendees …

The GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards has been revamped for 2011. Future Publishing’s editorial co-ordinator George Walter explains to MCV what has changed for this year’s event and what companies need to do to win… What’s different about this year’s Golden Joysticks? This year, the Joysticks’ 29th, the awards are in …

SNK’s King of Fighters wants to lay the smackdown on its ‘dominant’ beat ‘em up rivals. SNK has teamed up with Rising Star to release King of Fighters XIII this October. The series is now 17 years old. King of Fighters is one of the most respected brands in the …

Well, close enough. At the show, some said to me that Gamescom lacked the ‘media bang’ you’d get at an E3 or TGS. There was no big message from Microsoft at the show, and Nintendo’s one announcement – a new Wii SKU for Europe – was tacked on the end …

The Age’s ScreenPlay blog has Stephan Shutze as a guest writer today, delivering a very positive outlook for the Australian game development scene. Shutze, who is the director and sound designer of Australian company Sound Library, says the benefit of the studio closures over the last 18 months frees developers …

Price Waterhouse Coopers’ (PwC) Megan Brownlow spoke recently about the growth in Australia and New Zealand and how it pertains to its geographic ties to Asia. At the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) industry briefing, Brownlow highlighted growth in mature (EU/NA) territories as being at 3.9% (2011-2015), while Asia …

We look at the latest TV advertising activity for games targeting men and look at the channels that draw the most TVRs. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. This week we take a look at the year-on-year weekly marketing dynamics from …

Speaking at the recent Edinburgh Interactive conference, Gerhard said Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo were each opposed to the idea of Runescape players interacting across rival platforms. Some console owners wanted us to charge five Euros for Runescape. What? It would be crazy to charge for Runescape on consoles,” he began. …

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo wanted to segregate community; MMO now due for 'all devices'