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The Doctor isn’t the only one being lined up for the video games treatment – another BBC Saturday night TV show could become a game this year as well. Rights-holder and production house FremantleMedia is on the hunt for partners to create a game based on fantasy drama Merlin. The …
Read More »BBC readies multiple Doctor Who games
BBC Worldwide has told MCV that talks are underway to turn Doctor Who into an array of new games. Last week the broadcaster exclusively revealed via MCV that it plans to re-enter games – after killing off its BBC Multimedia division in 2005. As part of the move, a variety …
Read More »Now ITV seeks console licensing deals
It’s not just the BBC that wants to boost its games activity – ITV also wants to see more of its key properties on consoles after having already licensed hit shows such as I’m A Celebrity to Koch and Dancing On Ice to Ghostlight. We have licensed a considerable amount …
Read More »Top Gear turns to game reviews
The web portal of global hit BBC TV show Top Gear has introduced a new games review section that, unsurprisingly, focuses on driving simulations. The section is currently headed up by Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 3, which scores a more than respectable 9/10. Others games currently listed include Need for Speed …
Read More »BBC games boss named
BBC Worldwide has named former EA and Yahoo exec Robert Nashak as EVP of digital entertainment as part of its games strategy reboot. The news comes after yesterday’s revelation that the broadcaster is courting both publishers and developers to turn Doctor Who, Top Gear, In The Night Garden and many, …
Read More »BBC courting developers in new game plan
Broadcaster's Worldwide division wants to turn key IPs into new games
Read More »BBC gets back into games
After spending years sat on the fence, the BBC is returning to games in a big way, MCV can exclusively reveal. Via its commercial arm BBC Worldwide, the broadcaster is courting both publishers and developers to turn Doctor Who, Top Gear, In The Night Garden and many, many more into …
Read More »iPlayer console use surges
The BBC has revealed that one in eight people logging onto its popular IPTV service iPlayer are now doing so through either the PS3 or Wii, with console usage jumping 74 per cent between November and December. 2009 was a big year for iPlayer, with December brining the total number …
Read More »Miyamoto speaks on BBC Radio 4
Dubbed by BBC Radio 4’s Front Row as the Walt Disney of computer game design”, Nintendo’s legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto was granted five minutes on the latest edition of the arts interest show. The bulk of the chat was taken up with discussing the increasing convergence between the movie and …
Read More »Gearbox invites ex-Pandemic staff for interviews
Creative director Mike Neumann tells axed staff: â??we'd love to have youâ??
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