The Dark Knight won’t be hiding in the shadows over the coming weeks as Warner kicks off a big marketing campaign for Batman: Arkham City. The publisher will be targeting male gamers with a campaign that spans TV, print, online, retail, outdoor ads – and even UK?roads and supermarket shelves. …
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MCV Pacific launches for ANZ
Intent Media has launched its first international venture, with MCV Pacific going live this week. The aim of MCV Pacific is simple: to become a trusted and prolific resource for news affecting all games industry sectors; concentrating initially on Australia and New Zealand and then expanding to encompass every region. …
Read More »THQ opens online store
Publisher THQ has opened an online store on its official website. The portal sells both boxed console releases and downloadable titles for PC. Note, however, the somewhat pricey postage charges applied to the former. For instance, a copy of WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 costs 18.71 but upon ordering British …
Read More »Epic steals Apple’s thunder with Flash of genius
The once PC-centric company demonstrates how far it has come since 2005
Read More »There will be no iPhone 5 tonight
Those hoping to pick up a brand new, redesigned iPhone tomorrow look set for a disappointment. Less than three hours ahead of Apple’s official San Francisco iPhone event, TNW claims to have word on precisely what the company has planned. And as has been previously rumoured, the site claims that …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Ubisoft Digital
Every publisher is busy shaping up their digital offering. And Ubisoft is no different. In fact, it has been quietly but confidently prepping a beefed up digital offer, last year hiring a dedicated VP for digital games, Chris Early – the former head of Microsoft’s casual games business. His job …
Read More »ANALYSIS: (On)Live and Kicking
Pundits will have you believe the next generation of games hardware won’t arrive until 2013 or later. However last week, at 12.01am on September 22nd, a fifth home gaming format was activated: cloud gaming service OnLive. At its most basic form this one needs no hardware, no discs, no physical …
Read More »Jak and Daxter HD Collection on the way?
Sony could be on the verge of announcing yet another retro franchise HD remake – Jak and Daxter. CVG reports that a listing on the website of South African retailer BT Games mentions the SKU, though there has been no corroboration of these claims from any other sources. It’s not …
Read More »GamesIndustry.biz backs LGC
Business site joins Develop and MCV as partner for UK's biggest games conference
Read More »GamesIndustry.biz named London Games Conference media partner
Trade website GamesIndustry.biz has thrown its weight behind the upcoming London Games Conference. LGC is the essential business forum and networking event for decision makers within the interactive entertainment sector, examining the challenges within a fast-changing market and new business models. GameStop, Valve, OnLive and PopCap are just some of …
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