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Electronic Arts is just hours away from finding out if it has won over Take Two’s shareholders – and successfully acquired the company. It’s a fascinating time for those that love their numbers; with the big question – will EA CEO John Riccitiello push his bid even higher as time …
Read More »COMMENT: Something like a phenomenon
It’s a phenomenon to top any that our industry has produced before. It is a talking point as much as it is a lucrative product for retail. It’s the swapping of anecdotes which has set forums ablaze with talk of this game – stories involving epic car chases, against-the-odds escapes …
Read More »LA Games Conference agenda revealed
Hollywood-based event to cover 'the future of connected games and entertainment'
Read More »Trouvain targets another record year
It’s been a bumper year for Activision even before its impending merger with Vivendi – and European boss Joerg Trouvain has told MCV that he is hugely proud of his team’s efforts to push the business forward. As revealed on MCVUK.com this week, the Us publisher reported a $344.9 million …
Read More »Global development’s pitfalls
Why expanding development overseas might not be as easy - or as quick - as it may seem...
Read More »New developer-supported UK charity launches
Relentless and Sports Interactive put weight behind GamesAid
Read More »Growing pains for Global Studios
Ubisoftâ??s recent move to buy and rapidly expand a Gameloft studio in India to over 200 staff by 2009 is the latest example of international expansion into lower cost markets by bold companies unafraid to exploit globalisation.
Read More »Wii Fit topples GTA IV in Oz
Wii Fit has overtaken Rockstar’s GTA IV at the top of the Australian charts, according to GFk data. According to next-gen.biz, GTA IV was knocked off the top spot after only one week at the summit. However, the sandbox title did claim second and third on the chart, followed by …
Read More »Konami FY net profits up 13%
Konami has posted an 18.35 billion Yen ($175m) for the 12 months ended March 31st, 2008 – up 13.2 per cent year-on-year. Konami, which alongside video games has businesses in fitness and arcade, reported full year revenues of 297.4 billion Yen ($2.8bn) – up 6.1 per cent from the previous …
Read More »Hirai: High Street retail still vital for Sony
President of Sony Computer Entertainment Kaz Hirai has told MCV that the platform holder believes High Street games retail will still have a major role to play in the future. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Ray Maguire recently told an ELSPA conference that Sony expected digital distribution would make up …
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