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Rockstar’s GTA IV has smashed all UK first-week sales records, according to official data obtained by MCV from industry monitor ChartTrack. The game sold 926,000 units in the five-day period between its release (Tuesday, April 29th) and Saturday, May 3rd. According to ChartTrack/ELSPA data, the title took a total of …
Read More »PLAYSTATION DAY 08: PS3 hits 5m sales in PAL territories
Sony has unveiled up-to-date sales figures for its PlayStation ‘family’ in PAL territories – revealing that PS3 has hit the 5 million mark. In addition, the PSP has sold 12 million units in PAL regions – the bulk of which are made up of Europe and Australia, as well as …
Read More »Boom Blox was “the first idea that jumped into my head”, says Spielberg
Hollywood director-turned-designer discusses his first collaboration with Electronic Arts
Read More »PLAYSTATION DAY 08: PS3 cruises past 10m sales
Sony’s PS3 hit 10.5 million global sales at the end of 2007, the platform holder has revealed. Showing off stats at its PlayStation Day ’08 in at the O2 Arena’s Indigo room in South East London, SCEE president David Reeves also revealed the global sales for other PlayStation hardware at …
Read More »PLAYSTATION DAY 08: PS3 outselling 360, says Reeves
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has claimed that PS3 has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox 360 month-on-month in Europe since October last year. Speaking as part of Sony’s PlayStation Day at the O2 Arena’s Indigo room in South-East London, Reeves also talked much about the passion” of PlayStation – and …
Read More »Registration opens for Develop conference & expo
Passes available for summer event - early bird rate runs until July 1st
Read More »Analyst: GTA unlikely to affect EA/Take Two saga
EA isn’t likely to alter its bid for Take Two in the wake of GTA’s exceptional first week of sales – and Take Two shareholders wouldn’t expect them to. That’s according to industry analyst Michael PAchter, who has told MCV that EA CEO John Riccitiello is a very savvy and …
Read More »Nintendo secures Sky sponsorship deal
Nintendo has shelled out big money to ensure its Wii console is the exclusive sponsor of Sky’s flagship summer show Gladiators. According to Marketing Week, the agreement is one of Sky Media’s most valuable for a single series. Nintendo said it hopes to cash in on the show’s nostalgia and …
Read More »EA: Casual games arent for everyone
Electronic Arts’ Casual Entertainment label VP Russell Arons has said that she disagrees with the idea that casual gaming needs to be for ‘everyone’ – stating that the genre can succeed by targeting niche audiences. Speaking to new MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz, Ms. Arons admitted that EA has tried to …
Read More »‘Core gamers aren’t being served,’ say InstantAction chiefs
GarageGames aims to divorce 'casual gaming' from 'web gaming' with new hardcore-focused community
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