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Turner Broadcasting has promoted Cartoon Network’s Chris Waldron to the position of vice president of gaming operations. He will report to Turner’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media Group senior VP Paul Condolora. The full story is on MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz – click here to see.
Read More »Star Ocean: The Last Hope arriving June 5th
Xbox 360 RPG fans will be able to get their hands on Star Ocean: The Last Hope on June 5th, publisher Square Enix has confirmed. The game, which is a prequel, replaces the established fantasy themes of many RPGS with an operatic space setting. It features real-time battles and a …
Read More »Remake of Resi remake heading to Wii
It makes for a confusing headline, but Capcom’s decision to remake on Wii the GameCube remake of the first Resident Evil game is good news for retailers and fans of the series. Dubbed Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil, the game will take the same route as Resident Evil 4 in …
Read More »MCV Awards video blitzes YouTube
The official video skit for last week’s MCV Awards 2009 has proved a real hit online, with the upload currently nearing the 5,000 views mark on YouTube. The sequence includes appearances from many top UK games executives, including David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael Rawlinson (ELSPA), John Clark (Sega), Martyn Gibbs (Gamestation) …
Read More »Gameloft sales climb 22% in Q1
Gameloft has posted consolidated revenue of 30.8 million euros for the first quarter of 2009, up 22 per cent year-on-year. Europe accounted for 35 per cent of revenue, North America 37 per cent and RoW 29 per cent. In terms of platform, 94 per cent of revenue came from mobile …
Read More »Is new Sony handheld called the PSP Go?
The rumour mill has not been shy of hurling around random speculation relating to Sony’s E3 PSP redesign reveal, but an interesting titbit has emerged regarding Sony’s branding of the new device which, if sources are to be believed, will be called the PSP Go!.1UP reports that the Go! moniker …
Read More »Tekken 6 bolsters PSPs triple-A 09
MotorStorm, LittleBigPlanet, Assassins Creed, Rock Band – 2009 is already promising to be a big year for PSP, and now another major franchise has announced its intentions to hit the handheld this year. Namco Bandai has confirmed that as well as Xbox 360 and PS3 outings for Tekken 6 this …
Read More »Capcom confirms digital PSP title for Europe
A spokesperson for Capcom Europe has confirmed to MCV that it will be publishing Fate/Unlimited Codes on the PlayStation Network in Europe and, as with the US, it will come at the expense of a UMD release. Regarding future PSP plans and the long-expected industry-wide move from disc media to …
Read More »Capcom reveals digital-only PSP title
Following Sony’s revelation earlier this month that it is to release upcoming PSP sequel Patapon 2 in digital form only in North America, Capcom has now joined the party by announcing a non-UMD PSP title of its own. GameSpot reports that Capcom will release 2D fighter Fate/Unlimited Codes on PSN …
Read More »Xbox Live 1 vs 100 to be free for Gold members
Having missed its initial launch window alongside Microsoft’s revamped New Xbox Experience dashboard update, details are now starting to trickle through regarding intriguing online console quiz title 1 vs 100. Chiefly, Microsoft has confirmed that 1 vs 100 will be free to every Gold member of its Xbox Liver service. …
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