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Following on from the not very surprising news that Microsoft will next year release a boxed standalone expansion for its massively popular FPS Halo 3 , developer Bungie has revealed a few more details about the title. GameSpot reports that Bungie.net’s community lead Brian Jarrard spoke to journalists at the …
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MCV appoints Editor-In-Chief
Your MCV team has undergone a series of staff changes which will further cement its standing as the games trade’s most essential publication in print and online. Current Develop editor Michael French becomes editor-in-chief of both MCV and Develop, with Tim Ingham set to take up the position of associate …
Read More »GAME in Sainsburys stock swoop
The industry was rocked by heavy discounting this week, as High Street giants GAME and Gamestation joined independent retailers in buying extra stock from supermarkets. The latest round of price slashing kicked off at Sainsbury’s over the weekend, with the retailer cutting 30 off the price of Xbox 360 and …
Read More »Sports Interactive signs with Steam
Sega's Football Manager studio to use Steamworks Services for retail and download games
Read More »PSP strengthens digital disitribution ties
Japan to see simultaneous UMD and PlayStation Store releases of new handheld titles
Read More »‘iTunes can dominate games’
SPECIAL REPORT: Apple tells Develop that its digitial download service can boost gaming
Read More »TGS: All PSP games to be downloadable
Sony has confirmed that all of its future UMD PSP titles will be released simultaneously for download on the upcoming PSP Store – which, incidentally, has been given a Japanese launch date of October 15th. CVG reports that SCEJ’s Destroy All Heroes 2 will be the first title to be …
Read More »Under-fire EUK comes out fighting
EUK has rubbished any suggestion that a troubled relationship with publishers could derail its business – insisting that 95 per cent of suppliers” have pledged their full support to the firm. Speaking exclusively to MCV in a candid interview, EUK managing director Steve Lewis admitted that credit insurers refusing cover …
Read More »WHATS NEW October 10th 08
With FIFA 09 likely to top the charts for quite some time (well, at least until October 24th) it’s not surprising to see that most publishers have shied away from unleashing their big releases this week. One notable exception is Fracture, LucasArts’ first original IP in quite some time. On …
Read More »Asda considers bypassing EUK
Asda has asked around 15 of its entertainment distributors to set up direct accounts, should its relationship with Woolworths-owned buying team EUK ‘suddenly deteriorate’. And the supermarket has even admitted that it could be tempted into buying EUK as a last resort. That’s according to Cue Entertainment, which reports that …
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