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Registration for the second annual London Social Gaming Summit is now open, and MCV readers have been offered the chance to grab a 15 per cent discount on tickets. The event takes place at the Great Hall at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge Stadium on the 14th and 15th of November 2011. …
Read More »Steve Jobs – the man who changed handheld gaming
There are several moments that can rightly be called ‘pivotal’ throughout the history of gaming. The Magnavox Odyssey. Space Invaders. The NES. Game Boy. Sony’s PlayStation. Xbox Live. The iPod Touch has certainly earned its place on that list. The savageness with which Apple has reshaped the handheld sector is …
Read More »Tim Cook: "We’ve lost an amazing human being"
The man who succeeded Steve Jobs as the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, has heaped praise on his former boss in an internal memo to employees. I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today,” the note, published by Cnet, reads. Apple …
Read More »Obama and Gates hail ‘visionary’ Steve Jobs
Two of the most important and recognisable figures in the world have paid tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs, who passed away last night at the age of 56. Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs,” US president Barack Obama said in a statement. …
Read More »Steve Jobs is dead
One of the most iconic figures of the modern day technological age, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs, who in 2009 had a six-month absence from the firm as he continued his fight with cancer, officially stepped down as CEO of Apple in …
Read More »Yakuza of the End confirmed for West
Remember that seemingly bizarre zombie spin-off of Sega’s Yakuza series that was released in Japan? The publisher has just confirmed it will be released in Europe in March 2012. It’s also changed its name in its journey across the globe. It will be known as Yakuza: Dead Souls in the …
Read More »Crysis DRM rumours on Xbox 360 are not true
The digital release of Crysis on Xbox 360 has DRM? It’s the end of the world! EA are dead to me! I’m going to kill my cat! Calm down, people. The internet is currently up in arms amidst claims that the digital version of Crysis, which was released on Xbox …
Read More »Angry Birds Flash edition on the way
Rovio has built a new version of its smartphone games sensation Angry Birds that plays in Flash. Yesterday the Finnish studio took stage at Adobe’s Max event in Los Angeles to demonstrate the game running in Flash Player 11, Adobe’s newest web standard for rich media. Rovio will bring the …
Read More »VIDEO: Fans delight at new PS3 TV ad
Sony’s not shy of going a bit leftfield for its PlayStation ads, but its latest TV spot for PS3 in the US is pure fan service. The likes of Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid), Kratos (God of War), Ezio (Assassin’s Creed), Chell (Portal), Agent 47 (Hitman), Nathan Drake (Uncharted), Lightening …
Read More »New, boxed games lose out in US market
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has claimed new, boxed game sales in the US accounted for the minority of the market in Q2 2011. In total $1.44bn was spent by US consumers on new, physical console and PC games in the period. In contrast, the combined spend on …
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