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Ubisoft has backed its Games For Everyone range with a multi-million pound marketing spend, designed to make the publisher a leading player in the family and casual games sector. Marketing director Jon Rosenblatt told MCV that the new range and marketing campaign are a logical extension of Ubisoft’s ambitious philosophy. …

Ubisoft has backed its Games For Everyone range with a multi-million pound marketing spend, designed to make the publisher a leading player in the family and casual games sector. Marketing director Jon Rosenblatt told MCV that the new range and marketing campaign are a logical extension of Ubisoft’s ambitious philosophy. …

Leading industry figures have called on Sony to drop the suggested retail price of PS2 as the console nears the final stages of its hugely successful lifecycle. The system, which burst onto the market seven years ago, currently holds a suggested retail price point of around 95.But publisher bosses have …

Leading industry figures have called on Sony to drop the suggested retail price of PS2 as the console nears the final stages of its hugely successful lifecycle. The system, which burst onto the market seven years ago, currently holds a suggested retail price point of around 95.But publisher bosses have …

MCV has gained full access to ‘hidden’ technology patents that Google hopes will help make it a major player in the video games industry. With a clear bias towards in-game advertising, the search engine company has filed seven patents that relate to interactive entertainment, including a ‘method and system for …

MCV has gained full access to ‘hidden’ technology patents that Google hopes will help make it a major player in the video games industry. With a clear bias towards in-game advertising, the search engine company has filed seven patents that relate to interactive entertainment, including a ‘method and system for …

Step aside Lara Croft: Eidos appears to have a new favourite IP, after the publisher told MCV that it would spend more on Kane & Lynch: Dead Men than it has ever lavished on a Tomb Raider game. The third-person revenge epic arrives on 360, PS3 and PC on November …

Step aside Lara Croft: Eidos appears to have a new favourite IP, after the publisher told MCV that it would spend more on Kane & Lynch: Dead Men than it has ever lavished on a Tomb Raider game. The third-person revenge epic arrives on 360, PS3 and PC on November …

Lego Star Wars dev discussing work on latest game for LucasArts