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The MCV Awards have been upgraded for next year, with new categories and recognition for individuals’ efforts. New awards this year include nods for Buying Team, Digital Marketing Team, Agency Team, and Indie Games Label – alongside hotly-contended core awards including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, and Game Campaign. Plus, …
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Driveclub sales explode by more than 999% following Black Friday PS4 bundle offers
Offers on games and consoles during last week’s Black Friday sales have seen a number of titles shoot back up the UK retail chart. According to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare saw its sales more than double, rising 110 per cent. …
Read More »Xbox One dominated Black Friday in US, report says, while Xbox 360 beat Wii U
Microsoft’s Xbox One was the big winner in the US throughout last Friday’s Black Friday sales, a brand agency claims. InfoScout reckons that Xbox One accounted for 62 per cent of games console hardware sales throughout the key shopping day. The news wasn’t all bad for PS4, however, whose 31 …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Publisher-owned studios knock independent devs out of top ten in November
The most bankable game studios in the world today, measured by retail sales data
Read More »Who are the top women in the UK games industry?
MCV’s Brit List will return at the end of January – but this time it will honour the 100 most influential women in the games industry. We launched the first Brit List in March, and it fast became the most-read issue of MCV of all time. Our next Brit List …
Read More »Xbox Japan boss quits
Takashi Sensui is resigning as the head of Xbox Japan following Xbox One’s struggle to take off in the region. Kotaku reports that Famitsu says that the exec, who took charge of Xbox’s Japanese operations in 2006, will remain at Microsoft as manager for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft’s …
Read More »Xbox Japan GM resigns
But exec will continue working at Microsoft's US HQ
Read More »Green Man Gaming marketing boss departs
EVP of marketing Darren Cairns is leaving online retailer Green Man Gaming. Cairns departs after two and a half years at the company. He joined in May 2012, first as a consultant, before becoming EVP of marketing. Previously, Cairns held marketing roles at PlayStation, Yahoo, Three and BT. Darren’s expertise …
Read More »Violence and broken websites highlight the dark side of Black Friday
Police were last night reportedly called to a number of incidents involving disturbances as people queued for Black Friday store openings. The BBC reports that Greater Manchester Police made at least two arrests” while one Trafford store was closed following some scuffles. Three London Asda stores had to call in …
Read More »GAME announces £199.99 Wii U Black Friday bundle
The hat-trick of Black Friday hardware bundles at GAME has been completed with a Wii U deal that will be available from midnight. The 199.99 bundle includes a Basic 8GB console, copies of Super Smash Bros and New Super Mario Bros U and an Amiibo. Alternatively Amazon is offering the …
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