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When Nintendo lifts the lid on the still mysterious Project Cafe at its E3 press conference in two hours it will mark the end of the longest wait for new hardware the industry has seen in nearly two decades. Yet despite the barren period, the market has remained resilient. Here …
Read More »The console generation gap
When Nintendo revealed that it is to unveil the Wii’s successor at E3, it was the first indication that the longest ever wait for a new static console in the history of the modern games market is coming to an end. Between the introduction of the Sega Mega Drive in …
Read More »HMV’s Next Chapter
THIS FEATURE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE TODAY’S NEWS THAT HMV HAS SIGNED A REFINANCING DEAL WITH RBS AND LLOYDS TSB. I remember the last time we spoke to HMV chief Simon Fox. He was in buoyant mood. The firm’s transformation plan – a bold ambition to move from being an entertainment …
Read More »HMV pens refinancing deal
HMV’s short-term future has been secured thanks to a 220m refinancing package with Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB that will see the state-owned banks take a five per cent stake in the chain. The deal comes at a potentially high price, however, with punitive interest rates (up to …
Read More »Relentless signs with Microsoft
UK developer Relentless has announced a new partnership with Microsoft that will see the studio work on a new title called Music in Motion for the new Kinect Fun Labs suite. The company recently penned a deal with EA-owned digital games publisher Chillingo. There has also been a re-job at …
Read More »E3 2011: Trials HD sequel in development
RedLynx, the studio behind the XBLA motocross platformer hit Trials HD, has announced a sequel to that game called Trials Evolution. Expected to go live this year, a trailer was released on the XBLA dashboard along with the title’s announcement. "Trials Evolution is more than just a sequel to Trials …
Read More »GAME prices Vita at £279.99
With a $299 RRP in place for the 3G versions of the PlayStation Vita in North America and a €300 price for the SKU in Europe, the first Uk retailer has gone live with its pre-order prices. GAME is currently listing the 3G version of the device for 279.99. It …
Read More »3DS eShop brings game price hike
Nintendo’s 3DS eStore is now live, and the bad news for consumers is that many titles are priced significantly higher than on rival devices. For instance, PopCap’s Plants vs Zombies costs 7.20 on Nintendo’s device. It can be downloaded today for 1.79 on the Apple App Store. RPG Zenonia suffers …
Read More »E3 2011: Day One Roundup
Missed any of the news from LA? Of course you have. You’d have to be a a robot to absorb every single headline and announcement from yesterday’s E3 2011 opener. So thank the heavens that MCV is here to roundup everything you need to know so far. MICROSOFT OPINION: Microsoft’s …
Read More »OPINION: Sony’s E3 press conference
The Vita brand reveal would have been the big surprise. But in typical Sony style that was leaked a while back. So this left Sony without any big surprises for its E3 press conference. And it didn’t matter one bit. The contrast between its presentation and Microsoft’s is both obvious …
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