You have until Monday to secure a Finalist position in the MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009. If you haven’t, you can be sure that your competitors have, so email us now to tell us why you should be considered. To lobby your suggestions on who should win on the night, …

The next edition of Official Nintendo Magazine contains further details on the newly-announced Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games. The new Sega-published title, announced earlier today, follows on from the mega-selling original. The Wii version was the fifth best selling individual SKU of 2008, so the sequel, due …

Midway Games Inc. – the US arm of the global publisher – has asked the US Bankruptcy Court to protect it from creditors. The firm’s European and non-US operation remains unaffected by the decision. Midway In has filed for reorganisation under Chapter 11 with the Bankruptcy Court. In its filing, …

The sci-fi MMO's executive producer on EVE's retail debut

Future Publishing has posted ABC increases for five of its eleven gaming magazines. The announcement follows news that Future’s games portfolio suffered a ‘challenging’ fourth quarter, with total revenue up just one per cent to 41 million. The company’s Official PlayStation Magazine saw the largest gains, growing by 16.6 per …

As EVE Online readies itself for a new promotional push, a free expansion and a boxed release, we spoke with Nathan Richardsson, the gameâ??s executive producer.

Graphics chips vendor Nvidia’s results for fiscal Q4 revealed a $147.7 million net loss, while for the year as a whole the firm made a loss of 30 million. Q4 revenue was $481.1 million, compared to $1.2 billion for the same period the previous year. The firm blamed a ‘difficult …

The GAME Group has told MCV that it has no plans” to buy any Zavvi stores – as time ticks away on the entertainment firm’s remaining life on the High Street. As revealed by MCV last week, only 31 Zavvi stores remain across the country – with over 1,000 employees …

The administrator of EUK is to auction off the contents of the wholesaler’s warehouse stock this week for a cut-price – including 1.1 million games. In news that is sure to worry the publishing community, Deloitte is reportedly accepting tender offers for the outstanding stock, which also includes 2.9 million …

EUK’s former games chief John Stanhope has joined Tesco as senior buying manager in the UK – signalling the company’s keenness to get closer to the trade in 2009. Tesco told MCV that the appointment represented its clear ambitions” in the category this year. Stanhope is a very well known …