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Platform holders’ desire to gain complete control of the software retail chain will mean that the next generation of home consoles will not include any capacity for digital media, developer Blitz Games Studios has stated. Let’s be honest, a lot of us have got smart phones,” CEO Philip Oliver told …
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Read More »Molyneux: Ive never made a great game
Peter Molyneux is a surprisingly critical man. Fable II is a great game, it has sold over 3.5 million units at retail and has a Metacritic score of 89. But during an interview with MCV, Molyneux highlights elements of it as ‘crap’, ‘gimmicky,’ and ‘a terrible crime’. And he invites …
Read More »Molyneux: I’ve made good, not great, games
Microsoft development legend yearns to make a 5m+ seller and join the â??triple-A' elite
Read More »GOW Collection hitting PSN
Having arrived on retail shelves on Blu-ray in April of this year, Sony has confirmed that its PS3 God of War: Collection will now be released digitally on PSN. The retail version of the SKU included re-workings of PS2 hits God of War and God of War 2, both with …
Read More »The growth of Grainger Games
In a period of falling sales and store closures, the story of Grainger Games is a refreshing one. The retail chain – which began as a market stall on Newcastle’s Grainger Arcade in 1997 – opened its 40th store in Liverpool earlier this month. It means the Northern chain has …
Read More »Asda slogan row for Green Man Gaming
Digital and retail have finally come to loggerheads… over a slogan. Digital specialist Green Man Gaming has taken umbrage over Asda’s new pre-owned offer, which operates under the heading: ‘Buy, Play, Trade.’ The folk at Green Man feel this is too similar to its slogan, ‘Load, Play, Trade’. The firm …
Read More ȣ181m Xmas bonanza as industry sets out Q4 ad spend
This is the quarter where the UK games industry finally turns things around – and publishers and retailers are splashing the cash to make sure of it. The UK games industry will have splurged 181m between the start of October and Christmas, MCV research has shown. It is almost double …
Read More »GAME details Black Ops midnight openings
High Street retailer GAME has listed hundreds of stores that will open their doors at midnight on the night of Monday November 8th to usher in the global launch of Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. Most will welcome in shoppers around 11:45pm and stay open for at least an …
Read More »Braben’s pre-owned action plan
This is an extract from a blog piece on MCV’s sister website Develop. Click here to read the full feature. It would be possible for retailers to pay a slice of the pre-owned revenue to publishers and developers, but I can hear the calls already: ‘Why should we?’ Perhaps they …
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