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EA’s ‘hostile’ bid for Take Two may hit a snag when it comes to approaching individual shareholders – because many are experienced short-term investors that believe they can push the publisher’s offer skywards. That’s according to The New York Times, which reports that ‘there has been a considerable turnover in …

Latest update features heavy optimisation and rewritten renderer

The latest exclusive MCV UK Charts analysis, in conjunction with ChartTrack and ELSPA, shows that February was a tough time for the PC market – though not for chart-toppers Nintendo and EA. "Looking at the format share and you’ll notice that the PC is not doing particularly well at the …

Phone and SMS payment options added to Nottingham companyâ??s MMO suite

"If you look at the Total Software by Label/Company charts you will see that there is a disparity between the units sold by Nintendo and the value this month. "The reason behind this difference is partly due to Wii Play. Wii Play always shifts a lot of units (All Formats …

Company aims to end the use of sampled sound effects in games

OpenGL 2.0 support and terrain engine lead improvement charge

Publisher Capcom plans to increase its focus on the digital download market with the launch of new IP Plunder. The firm’s digital output began in 2006 with the release of Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, and it released Rocketman: Axis of Evil only last week. However Capcom’s senior European marketing …

Student-focused event follows 2007's success

The release of Wii Fit on April 25th will see the next chapter in the platform holder’s wider mission to seduce non-gamers, says Nintendo UK marketing director Dawn Paine. And with Mario Kart arriving just a few weeks before on April 11th, Nintendo believes it will raise both mainstream and …