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EA Sports president Peter Moore flew into London yesterday to pick up the biggest prize of the night at the MCV Awards 09: the coveted Grand Prix. EA Sports was awarded the gong for its phenomenal success with FIFA 09 last year, as well as impressive sales of its Tiger …
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Rockstar North scoops MCV Award
GTA IV studio takes home UK Development Team gong
Read More »MCV Awards 09: The winners revealed
Over 600 retailers, media, publishers, developers, analysts and distributors jammed into The Brewery in London tonight to see over 40 different companies fight it out for the ultimate recognition from customers, rivals and partners at the MCV Awards 09. Nintendo was once again the biggest winner on the night, picking …
Read More »Trade prepares for tonight’s MCV Awards
Nearly 40 companies are set to fight it out for the big prizes at tonight’s games industry’s trade awards at The Brewery, London. Over 600 trade execs are expected to attend the Awards, which kick off at 6pm with pre-drinks from sponsors Codemasters and Gem. Attendees will then be invited …
Read More »Funds and Games
The games industryâ??s historic resilience to recession and its apparent imperviousness to the current turmoil in the financial market have been debated far and wide.
Read More »DICE’s new download-only Battlefield will cost $15
EA studio reveals game is built on same engine as traditional retail releases
Read More »Lightning Fish looks to trump Wii Fit
Ambitious new UK studio looks to beat Nintendo at its own game with new peripheral-based lifestyle games
Read More »12 more Woolies stores snapped up
Value retail chain Poundland has today announced that it has purchased 12 ex-Woolworths stores. One hundred former Woolies staff have been taken on by the firm following the buy, which forms part of Poundland’s planned expansion. The retailer is committed to opening at least 30 new stores in the UK …
Read More »Now Amazon starts selling WiiWare codes
Not long after Amazon shook up the games retail world by introducing Xbox Live Arcade download codes through its North American portal, the retailer has now started selling WiiWare games online. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here to have a read.
Read More »UK lifetime console sales revealed
As part of its full year financial results posting earlier today, retailer GAME has dished out the numbers on UK lifetime sales of all today’s gaming platforms. It’s the DS that leads the pack, unsurprisingly, with total lifetime sales of 8.8m units. Next in line is its home console cousin …
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