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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[Industry news] Sasha Volkohon appointed Head of Commercial at game events GmbH
game events GmbH, the organiser of gamescom dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as Head of Commercial,…
[Event News] VIVA! Games Marketing #4 brings the games industry’s marketing leaders together in London this November
The games marketing community will come together in London on Wednesday 18th November for VIVA! Game…
[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association re…
[Industry news] Rocky Horror Show Steps into Roblox
Pop culture meets code as Rocky Horror Show enters the world of Roblox. Digital culture platform Coo…
[Industry news] Russ Harding joins Rhino Rock Studios as Partner and Director
Rhino Rock Studios has announced that games and interactive entertainment veteran Russ Harding has j…
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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 …
Read More »Time limited PES PS3 features
Konami’s Pro evolution Soccer creator Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has told CVG that the time constraints placed upon his team limited the number of features he could cram into the PS3 version – but has also added that there is no difference between the PS3 and 360 iterations of the title. …
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[Guest post] Among Us on Windows: what the social deduction boom looks like from the desktop
Social deduction has always been a party-room genre first and a software genre second. Werewolf and Mafia needed a table, a moderator and a group willing to lie to each other for an hour. The digital versions that stuck tend to keep that structure intact and add the one thing tabletop versions can't: anonymity, plus a reason to move around.
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[Industry news] Studio Atelico Launches the First AI Engine Built to Run On-Device Inside Games
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[Industry news] TIGA responds to the Autumn Budget statement
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[Industry news] EFAN.gg Launches Public Beta
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[Industry news] Music+Sound Awards Reveal 2026’s Finalists
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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 – 2026
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP "30 Under 30", which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027.
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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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