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Sales of UK games plunged to their lowest point in 19 years for the week ending August 22nd. According to GfK Chart-Track, just 4.46m was generated by boxed software revenue for that period, the lowest amount since the data firm’s inception in 1996. This figure only factors in boxed sales, …
Read More »Can YouTube Gaming take on Twitch? Find out in this week’s issue of MCV
YouTube has launched its new Gaming brand, but can it rival streaming market leader Twitch? We speak to the companies themselves, as well as video journalists from around the industry, about the video giant’s entry in the streaming sector. Our Digital Counts campaign also continues, with the games media joining …
Read More »Gears of War Ultimate Edition debuts at No.1 as quiet summer release period ends
Microsoft’s Xbox One remaster of Xbox 360 title Gears of War shoots straight to No.1 this week in the All Formats Top 40. The Xbox One-exclusive is the highest charting title of a number of new releases. Sony’s PS4-exclusive survival horror title Until Dawn debuts in second play ahead of …
Read More »Pac-Man 256 reaches 5m downloads
Mobile title Pac-Man 256 has been downloaded over five million times. That’s according to publisher Bandai Namco, who has also revealed that it is the most-downloaded game in 98 countries in all categories, while in 104 regions for games sections. The firm has also announced that Pac-Man will be coming …
Read More »UKIE promotes Jenny Brammall
The UK trade body’s community and engagement assistant Jenny Brammall has been promoted. Brammall will now be serving as UKIE’s commercial services coordinator, I’m thrilled to continue to work with UKIE’s lovely community, especially the Video Games Ambassadors scheme and student membership who I have grown very close to,” she …
Read More »GamesMaster’s Gilman promoted to editor
Future has promoted GamesMaster games editor Matt Gilman to editor. Gilman joined GamesMaster in 2012 as a staff writer, before being promoted to games editor in 2013. Prior to his role at the multi-format title, Gilman did freelance work for PocketGamer and Pocket Picks. His promotion to editor follows the …
Read More »Capcom UK boosts team ahead of Street Fighter V
Capcom has made two new hires. Brian Ayers joins as brand manager and is working on Street Fighter V. He has previously worked at Cake PR where his accounts included Xbox and EA. Prior to that he spent seven years at Konami, where he progressed all the way up to …
Read More »MCV launches Digital Counts campaign in this week’s issue
This week, MCV is launching its Digital Counts campaign in an effort to get publishers to share their digital sales data. While major publishers remain silent on the matter, indie developers The Chinese Room and Mike Bithell have missed out on chart positions in digital charts farce And Chart-Track warns …
Read More »Dreamcast console sales spike following Shenmue III reveal
Sales of pre-owned Dreamcast consoles have ‘gone through the roof’ since Shenmue III was announced at E3. Indie retailers have told MCV that sales of Sega’s last console have skyrocketed since the LA-based trade show. That’s in addition to software sales of the original two Shenmue games, as well as …
Read More »Twitch bullish about games video market leadership as YouTube Gaming launches
Google’s YouTube Gaming officially launches today, and live-streaming giant Twitch is confident about its position as the market leader. The firm’s SVP of marketing Matthew DiPietro says that Twitch is proud of its achievements since its launch four years ago, and has reassured fans that the firm has a long-term …
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