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Key sponsors are already being tied up for next year’s MCV Awards – which return to London on Thursday April 22nd – and ambitious agency Premier PR has been confirmed as the sponsor of the New Games Brand award. Premier PR is already making a name for itself as a …
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PSPgo sales ahead of Sonys forecasts
Despite its controversial decision to ditch UMD functionality with the recently released PSPgo, Sony has claimed that the device has sold more than it had expected at this early stage in its lifecycle. We are over-forecast on what we thought we’d be selling on PSP Go, so we’ve been very …
Read More »CHIPS company fights for survival
UK specialist retailer CHIPS is taking emergency measures to ensure its company-owned stores can survive. The popular chain, co-managed by Don McCabe and Nik Agar, has been hurt from a lack of cashflow and has struggled to pay creditors in full. However, it has bought itself some time by seeking …
Read More »JAPAN: Shadow of the Colossus to be re-issued?
Hailed as one of the best titles ever made by hardcore gamers but shunned at retail by the masses, Team Ico’s genuinely wonderful Shadow of the Colossus could be returning to retail thanks to a brand new print run. CVG reckons that reports from Japan suggest the game will be …
Read More »Government fast-tracking VRA fix
The Department for Culture, Media And Sport has revealed that it is to fast-track a Bill through Parliament that will close the loophole in the Video Recordings Act 1984 that meant it was no longer illegal to sell adult movies and games to children. Dubbed The Video Recordings Bill, the …
Read More »JAPAN: 1m copies of FFXIII shipped
Western gamers still face a long wait for the release of Final Fantasy XIII, but the Japanese anticipation has reached fever-pitch ahead of the release of the PS3 version of the game this Thursday. Publisher Square Enix is well aware of the likely mania that will greet the game’s release …
Read More »Games vending machines roll out
Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Blockbuster have rolled them out across the US, and now video game vending machines are starting to crop up in the UK too. POP247 kiosks are already appearing in the top 150 UK cinemas, as well as airports, railway stations, major High Street retailers, shopping centres …
Read More »Mamba Games dates H1 2010 titles
UK publisher Mamba Games has named its software selection for the first half of 2010, and it’s cult indie PC hit Machinarium – which will be released at retail on March 5th – that catches the eye. Other titles in the selection include Memento Mori (February 12th) and 15 Days …
Read More »UK CHARTS: MW2 still top
It’s five weeks and counting now for Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as the record-breaking shooter beds in ahead of the key Christmas listings in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. You can read the full Top 40 – as well as single-format charts – in MCV’s …
Read More »MAG releasing on January 29th?
Sony’s highly anticipated MAG could appear on shelves as early as Janaury 2010. Several retailers – including Game, Amazon and HMV – are listing the release date for the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter as January 29th, both online and in stores. However, a Sony spokesperson told MCV: We still …
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