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1UP Games1UP Games has quickly become an established independent store in Edinburgh since it opened in 2007. The outlet boasts a recently expanded ‘living room’ area, where gamers can sit on a couch and play the latest games on a large projector screen. The firm stocks the usual used and …
Read More »Sony to give PSP casual sector marketing boost
2009 is looking to be a big year for Sony’s once written off PSP, and ahead of the announcement of a redesigned unit at E3 next month Sony has revealed a new marketing drive aimed squarely at the 8-15 year old market. PSP is going for a younger market, which …
Read More »Endemol announces Ready Steady Cook
Leading TV production company Endemol has teamed up with publisher Mindscape to release a game based on popular daytime TV cookery show Ready Steady Cook on Wii and DS on July 3rd. We’re delighted to be working with Mindscape to bring one of the UK’s best loved cooking shows onto …
Read More »Carol Vorderman makes handheld return on DS
Nintendo has announced a brand new fitness title in its growing healthy-gaming roster – Active Health with Carol Vorderman. Rather than focusing on a specific activity such as sudoku or pilates, Active Health offers users a complete health overview with recommendations regarding both diet and exercise, with Carol ‘acting as …
Read More »Future H1 profit drops 70%
Future Publishing has revealed a year-on-year drop of 70 per cent in pre-tax Group profits for the first six months of its fiscal year. However, the UK office enjoyed a three per cent profit rise in the period, as the firm faced tough market conditions in the US. The Group …
Read More »Microsoft bids to make new Tony Hawk 360 exclusive
**UPDATED: MCV understands that whilst an exclusivity deal with Microsoft is currently in the works, the contract has not yet been finalised. An Activision spokesperson told MCV to refer to its original THR statement, which named 360, PS3 and Wii as the supported formats.** The UK arm of publisher Activision …
Read More »Further job losses at troubled Nokia
Nokia has announced that a further 490 employees will be joining the 3,500 who have already lost their jobs as the telephony behemoth attempts to head off an anticipated decline in the mobile market. Reuters reports that 170 positions are to be lost in logistics, production management and production support …
Read More »Vrabeck officially joins Legendary Pictures
Nearly two months on from when the news first emerged, Legendar Pictures has at long last officially confirmed Kathy Vrabeck as its new digital division boss. Vrabeck shocked the gamesworld with her surprise departure from EA last November as part of the publisher’s casual shake-up. Legendary is headed up by …
Read More »Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone gets a step closer
The Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone may for the time being remain a speculative possibility, but the chances just got a whole load better with the news that Sony Ericsson is to drop both its Walkman and Cybershot brands in favour of a unified entertainment offering. To read the full story …
Read More »Fallout 3 DLC goes multiplatform
Bethesda has confirmed that its three until now Xbox 360 exclusive DLC releases are heading to PS3 – along with two new downloadable offerings heading to both consoles, along with the PC. In addition, three new retail SKUs containing the various downloadable releases, as well as a complete Game of …
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