ELSPA to address Cameron comments with Tories

The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) is to meet with the Conservative Party – where it says it will address” comments made by David Cameron this week. ELSPA will meet with Shadow Secretary for Culture Jeremy Hunt in October – whom MCV interviewed on his plans for the …

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BBFC Fights Back against David Cameron’s mini-manifesto

The British Board Of Film Classification has refuted David Cameron’s call for a review of its guidelines – and has been backed by the Government. The Conservative Party leader this week revealed the Tories’ new ‘mini-manifesto’ on ‘Britain’s crisis’, entitled: It’s Time to Fight Back. The dossier calls for an …

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Are you the top brain in games?

The finest minds in the business will gather at London’s AKA bar next week for the second Xbox 360/MCV Industry Pub Quiz to see who can dethrone Konami as the Brains of Games. The event takes place on Wednesday evening and is already sold out. Headline sponsor Microsoft will present …

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Vivendi: ‘UK is our flagship market’

Global retail president at Vivendi, Pascal Brochier has re-affirmed the publisher’s commitment to the UK after a recent re-structuring of its management line-up. The publisher is looking to take on a UK boss, following Xochilt Balzola-Widmann’s appointment as executive VP and general manager for European retail after the departure of …

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Pivotal Q4 ahead for ‘new’ Midway, says CEO

Midway’s mission to become a true blockbuster publisher is to come good this Q4 as the firm starts to unleash its biggest next-gen properties, says CEO David Zucker. The US publisher has what it believes is its strongest product line-up for years, and is now looking forward to reaping the …

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