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Martin Spiess’ new publishing outfit Tradewest is already marking its territory in the UK – it has promoted Nick Howard to MD. Howard will oversee UK sales and marketing at the European games publisher, which was formed via an MBO by Spiess when Midway Europe closed down during the summer. …
Read More »MGS sneaking onto PSN
One of the 32bit era’s most celebrated classics is to make its debut on the PlayStation Network later this week with news that Konami’s Metal Gear Solid is to make a long-awaited console return. Priced at 7.99, the download will go live on PSN this Thursday (November 19th). It’s not …
Read More »EA: Saboteur gives gamers what they want
Electronic Arts believes upcoming title The Saboteur may become a surprise hit thanks to its appealing premise. The publisher is confident the game’s strong marketing campaign will help it be seen as a must-have release for consumers when it arrives on December 4th. The Saboteur delivers an experience we know …
Read More »Nintendo unleashes its House of fun
Nintendo has unleashed its homely sampling tour, which will hit all areas of the UK before Christmas. The firm told MCV this week it believes that it can capture 150,000 consumers with the Nintendo House, which offers consumers the chance to play Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, …
Read More »Robomodo signed for Tony Hawk Ride 2?
Chicago-based studio Robomodo has likely secured a development deal with Activision to create the next game in the Tony Hawk franchise. Not long before Robomodo sees the release of its debut project, Tony Hawk Ride, the developer has fifteen new job vacancies posted on recruitment site CreativeHeads. Each of the …
Read More »EA ‘100% committed’ to Dead Space
Electronic Arts has pledged its commitment to the Dead Space franchise despite fears that the publisher will turn away from original IP as it makes desperate moves to save money. The company recently announced it would need to cut some 1500 jobs – 900 of which are developer-related – in …
Read More »OnLive looks to iPhone
The experimental cloud game streaming service OnLive will eventually be available on smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone. Today, at a Wedbush financial conference in New York I showed OnLive running simultaneously on 2 iPhones, a TV, and a computer,” said company founder and CEO Steve Perlman. Writing a blog post …
Read More »Modern Warfare spin-off on the way?
Considering the unparalleled success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activision Blizzard would rightly be seen to be quite mad if they weren’t planning to take advantage – so talk of a possible series spin-off, whilst purely speculative, is also highly believable. Craig Fairbrass, the man who provides the …
Read More »Ubisoft readies biggest ever release
With Modern Warfare now in stores, retail is turning its attentions to the next monster hit: Assassin’s Creed II. Ubisoft has revealed to MCV that the title is the biggest in its history – with a marketing spend that matches up to the publisher’s ambition. Assassin’s Creed II will undoubtedly …
Read More »Take a bet on Modern Warfare 2
Following its jaw-dropping day one UK sales, online bookies PaddyPower have revealed a number of new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 related bets including 1/3 odds on it going on to become the best selling video game of all time. Punters are now also able to bet on just …
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