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A new report entitled Video Gamers in Europe 2008 from ISFE-Nielsen research claims that gaming is now the most popular leisure activity for people aged between 16 and 49 across Europe. Gaming now rivals even TV in terms of the hours we all spend doing it, the report says. People …
Read More »NIELSEN REPORT: European consumers understand PEGI ratings
Whilst the BBFC-PEGI debate continues to rumble in the wake of the notorious Byron Report, a new report entitled Video Gamers in Europe 2008 from ISFE-Nielsen suggests that European gamers back the current PEGI system. Across the 15 countries surveyed, 93 per cent of respondents to Nielsen’s survey recognised the …
Read More »NIELSEN REPORT: European games market at all time high
As part of ISFE-Nielsen’s Video Gamers in Europe 2008 report, it has emerged that the European video games market is bigger now than it ever has been. In 2007, software sales across the 15 largest European markets reached €7.3 billion, a 25 per cent increase on the figures from 2006. …
Read More »NIELSEN REPORT: European gaming habits exposed
A new report from ISFE-Nielsen claims that 37 per cent of UK residents aged between 16 and 49 describe themselves as active gamers. The news comes from the Video Gamers in Europe 2008 report from ISFE-Nielsen, which also throws up some interesting stats regarding the playing habits of gamers across …
Read More »Games Up? maintains momentum with latest media report
FT story says government should "at the very least" follow France's lead on tax breaks
Read More »Indiana Jones raids box office coffers
Despite costing a whopping $185 million to make, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ latest cinema outing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull made an estimated $311 million worldwide in its opening weekend, the Associated Press reports . Coming 19 years after the release of Indiana Jones and …
Read More »Street Fighter IV confirmed for consoles and PC
It might not be a huge surprise, but Capcom’s confirmation that its upcoming arcade title Street Fighter IV will also be coming to consoles and PC is certainly welcome news. A release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC is anticipated later this year, though no firm street date has yet …
Read More »UK CHART: GTA beats out Rock Band, Haze
Rockstar has made it a fourth week at number one in the ELSPA/ChartTrack All Formats chart – beating major new releases from Ubisoft, Eidos and EA. EA’s Rock Band hits sixth position in the chart, but it’s not likely the publisher will be disappointed; according to ChartTrack, three quarters of …
Read More »Wii Fit drops out of UK Top 40
Nintendo’s phenomenal-selling Wii Fit has had the worst week of its existence in the UK – dropping all the way out of the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats top 40. The spectacular drop – likely due to stock issues at retail – has seen the game slide from second position last week, …
Read More »EA pays tribute to departing Director
EA has applauded the services of company founder Timothy Mott, who MCV last week revealed is to retire from the publisher in July. Mott will officially leave EA after the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 31st. "Tim is an industry pioneer – one of the founding members …
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