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It can be startling how quickly the music video game genre changes. One moment Just Dance is nothing but a Rayman Rabbids mini-game, and Rock Band and Guitar Hero are amongst the biggest selling titles in the world. The next, Rock Band has lots its publisher, Guitar Hero has been …
Read More »Ubisoft: We can still be the No.1 publisher
Publisher Ubisoft believes it can still become the world’s biggest publisher, despite the changing marketplace. The firm told MCV?in 2011 that it wanted to topple EA as the No.1 games firm. But admitted this year that its mission has been complicated by the emergence of mobile, browser and social gaming. …
Read More »Gem offers helping hand to indies with Xbox 360 blitz promotion
Xbox’s official distributor Gem is offering 12 weeks of special promotions to independent retailers. Running right through the Christmas period and into January, the Xbox 360 Blitz Campaign features a range of exclusive offers including ‘buy one get one frees’, spot prizes, free items with orders and a lot more. …
Read More »One Giant leap – The Return of Skylanders
It is a myth that the market for kids’ video games is declining. Tie-ins for the latest Cartoon Network IP or Disney movie may not be selling in the same numbers as they were ten years ago. But video games have long outgrown its role as another piece of SpongeBob …
Read More »U will get stock. Eventually.
Wii U stock will be in short supply on day one, Nintendo has admitted. But the firm insists it will be making regular deliveries right up until Christmas in an effort to meet demand. Independent retailers this week told MCV they were unable to obtain enough Wii U consoles to …
Read More »13 pages of the Games Media Awards in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to download – and it features 13 pages of Games Media Awards, with almost 100 pictures from the event. Also in this edition is interviews with Ubisoft’s Rob Cooper, Microsoft’s Pav Bhardwaj and Sony’s Chris Bruce We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our …
Read More »How games helped rejuvenate LEGO
Toy manufacturer LEGO says that video games have helped the firm beat the economic downturn. Traveller’s Tales’ games – which have included LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Batman and LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean – have been regular best sellers since 2005. LEGO’s VP and …
Read More »Sony makes SingStar free to rejuvenate sales
The next game in the SingStar series launches this week – and it’s free (sort of). The SingStar client will be available to download to the PS3 Cross Media Bar at no cost, consumers will just need to fork out for an ‘audio-input device’ and the songs. Short demo versions …
Read More »Clair Porteous named head of Entertainment at Future
Future Publishing has named Clair Porteous as head of its Entertainment group. She replaces Simon Maxwell, who left to join Eurogamer in August. Porteous has been holding down the role on a interim basis since his departure. She will now take control of Future’s entire games and film portfolio. Prior …
Read More »Skylanders invades London Zoo
The sequel to 2012’s biggest selling kids game is taking over London Zoo. Skylanders Giants will have its own space at the Zoo on Sunday (October 21st) with a variety of fun and games, including a Skylanders-inspired Treasure Hunt. Not to mention a chance to play the game. The morning …
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