Week-on-week PS3 hardware sales went up by 178 per cent following the introduction of two new 60GB and 40GB bundles, Chart Track has told MCV. It was the third biggest PS3 hardware sales week ever – beaten only by the console’s first two weeks on sale back in March this …
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Indie game developers from around the world with unpublished games are being invited to enter a comp…
[Industry news] GTA creators reunite for landmark Scottish games industry event
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Games Industry Specialist Stevie Ward Announced as Host for the Women in Games Awards
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PS3 sales rocket by 178 per cent
Week-on-week PS3 hardware sales went up by 178 per cent following the introduction of two new 60GB and 40GB bundles, Chart Track has told MCV. It was the third biggest PS3 hardware sales week ever – beaten only by the console’s first two weeks on sale back in March this …
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GAME GUIDE"S VIEWChris Ratcliff – Editor, The Game Guide "Depending on who you are or what you do in the video games industry, it is either theft or an essential business practice; morally wrong or an operational necessity. Since 1993 I have either been vilified or praised for editing and …
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GAME GUIDE"S VIEWChris Ratcliff – Editor, The Game Guide "Depending on who you are or what you do in the video games industry, it is either theft or an essential business practice; morally wrong or an operational necessity. Since 1993 I have either been vilified or praised for editing and …
Read More »How to get girls gaming
In our experience there are many, many huge and sophisticated markets that feel pretty masculine in the way they represent and market their products, despite the massive opportunity women represent to them. Automotive and financial services are examples that spring to mind. With information, advice and training they can flex …
Read More »How to get girls gaming
In our experience there are many, many huge and sophisticated markets that feel pretty masculine in the way they represent and market their products, despite the massive opportunity women represent to them. Automotive and financial services are examples that spring to mind. With information, advice and training they can flex …
Read More »Stringer: PlayStation network to spread beyond consoles
With the likes of PS3 Home and video-on-demand already in the works for Sony’s PlayStation Network, chief executive Howard Stringer says that PlayStation consoles are just the start of Sony’s vision for its platform. We are building a software infrastructure to distribute video and music, more particularly video, through the …
Read More »Stringer: PlayStation network to spread beyond consoles
With the likes of PS3 Home and video-on-demand already in the works for Sony’s PlayStation Network, chief executive Howard Stringer says that PlayStation consoles are just the start of Sony’s vision for its platform. We are building a software infrastructure to distribute video and music, more particularly video, through the …
Read More »Halo 3 blamed for Box Office slump
CVG reports that film executives have blamed the late September release of Halo 3 for the massive 27 per cent drop in takings at the Box Office for the weekend of October 5th. Whilst Microsoft is relishing Halo 3’s $300 million plus sales to date, movies such as Ben Stiller’s …
Read More »Halo 3 blamed for Box Office slump
CVG reports that film executives have blamed the late September release of Halo 3 for the massive 27 per cent drop in takings at the Box Office for the weekend of October 5th. Whilst Microsoft is relishing Halo 3’s $300 million plus sales to date, movies such as Ben Stiller’s …
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[Guest post] How Generative AI Is Changing Game Development
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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