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Quitting CTW after many years of service in June 1998, the MCV launch team knew they had to get Issue One out by ECTS, being held in September at Olympia. This meant eleven weeks between heart-breaking resignation and first deadline. Eleven weeks to start being accepted by somebody, anybody, at …

You started your Games Convention conference by talking about ‘losers becoming winners’ – could you explain what exactly you were referring to? I was talking more about the industry – I think the industry in general has not been viewed in a good light. I remember when I joined the …

Presto3D allows buyers to view 3D previews of models within browser

Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry 2 will be released on October 24th on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Alongside the usual game, a special collectors edition will also be available and will contain an exclusive wooden box, the Far Cry 2 game, a limited edition t-shirt, an art …

Jesse Divinch of analyst firm Electronic Entertainment Design has said that Sony must seriously consider adjusting the RRP of PS3 this Q4 or else face the prospect of being beaten by Xbox 360 in the festive sales war. Edge Online quotes Divinich as saying: Between Sony and Nintendo, Sony should …

Following its recent price cuts to its hardware SKUs in both North America and Japan (though not Europe – yet) Microsoft has announced a limited time promotion on Xbox Live that will see an assortment of DLC cut in price. With cuts of up to 60 per cent, leading offers …

Following Sony’s decision to recall 438,000 of its Vaio laptop PCs, the company’s share price has fallen by over four per cent to reach its lowest in nearly three years. Reuters reports that the laptop recall was initiated after a number of reported problems involving the device’s battery overheating. It’s …

Publisherâ??s mobile division working on nine titles

HMV has revealed details of its latest 18 week trading period ending August 30th 2008, seeing total sales growth of 8.6 per cent for HMV UK and Ireland. Like-for-like sales growth reached 4.3 per cent, driven by strategic moves to increase its presence in the games and technology markets. In …

Those looking forward to Rock Band 2 have been told that they will be able to transfer tracks from the first game for use with the sequel – albeit for a price. Xbox 360 owners will be charged 400 Microsoft points (around 3.50) to move 55 of Rock Band’s 59-track …