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Microsoft boss Phil Harrison says it will be hard for the likes of Steam and Nvidia to launch mass-market games consoles. Both firms have announced plans for PC-based consoles in the home, including the new ‘Piston’ and ‘Shield’ devices. But Harrison says it can take thousands of pounds and ‘very …
Read More »SimCity: Still playing God after 23 years on the market
Maxis is returning to the franchise that made it famous with the upcoming SimCity, the first full game in the series for ten years. The label’s general manager Lucy Bradshaw tells MCV why SimCity is still an industry heavyweight 23 years after it first appeared. Maxis as a video games …
Read More »We reveal the 100 best selling games of 2012 in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
Read More »2013: What industry leaders want to see
MCVasks UK games industry experts about why 2013 will be much, much better than 2012. Christoph HartmannPresident, 2K2013 is set to be an exciting one for me personally, and for 2K. We kick off the year with the release of the eagerly anticipated BioShock Infinite in March. We can also …
Read More »Revealed: The UK’s Top 20 bestselling games of 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was 2012’s biggest selling game of the year at UK retail. The latest report from GfK Chart-Track reveals that the shooter pipped FIFA 13 to the No.1 spot. The two blockbusters are streaks ahead of the rest of the charts. Assassin’s Creed III made …
Read More »Revealed: 2012 in numbers in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
Read More »EA conquers 2012 as UK’s No.1 publisher
Electronic Arts was comfortably the UK’s top physical games publisher of 2012. The firm enjoyed a successful year thanks to record-breaking sales of FIFA 13, which sold through 2m units two weeks faster than its predecessor. Other games that helped propel the publisher to the top of the rankings included …
Read More »Console sales down by a third in 2012
Sales of video games consoles in 2012 fell 33.1 per cent year-on-year. Handheld sales dropped 31.3 per cent, despite the arrival of PlayStation Vita and 3DS XL. The portable sector is a market potentially hit by the booming sales of tablets and smartphones. Home console sales were down by 34.1 …
Read More »New Year, new start despite 2012 washout
The UK games industry is hoping for a brighter 2013 after last year’s software sales fell by almost 400m. 39.5m physical games were sold over the last 12 months, 15m fewer than in 2011. This generated 1bn, a drop of 26.4 per cent year-on-year. According to IHS?Screen Digest, UK?digital game …
Read More »UK boss Peter Hepworth leaves Activision
Activision’s UK and Ireland MD Peter Hepworth has left the Call of Duty publisher, MCV can reveal. Hepworth joined the company in 2005 and he replaced Andrew Brown as UK MD in August 2011. But he has decided to leave the firm to pursue new opportunities. Brown will now take …
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