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Kieron Gillen was named Games Media Legend at last night’s Games Media Awards. A comical, deceptive, speech from close friend and Premier PR boss Simon Byron heralded Gillen’s appearance on stage. Gillen’s is a veteran of games journalism, having written for Wired, The Guardian, Edge, Official Xbox, Eurogamer and The …
Read More »Q4 games advertising revenue drops 40% this Christmas
The age of excess is clearly over. UK games firms are spending 99m on advertising this Christmas, MCV can reveal. That’s a drop of 40 per cent year-on-year. The figures are based on a survey of the biggest companies in the UK games industry. In comparison, publishers, retailers and developers …
Read More »Read the Wii U Trade Guide in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to download – and it features eight pages on Nintendo’s Wii U. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Ubisoft’s Mark Slaughter, plus the full September sales charts. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our app now,which includes access to the …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The new ‘Station masters
The momentum appears to be behind PlayStation 3. Strong showings at E3, Gamescom and Tokyo Games Show, coupled with a promising line-up and a new look console, has seen confidence in the business grow over the past six months. That’s true in the UK, too. A recent uptick in hardware …
Read More »GAME Stores opening early for Skylanders launch
GAME is opening its doors before school to celebrate the launch of Activision’s Skylanders Giants. 32 stores – including Aberdeen, Nottingham and Poole outlets – will open at 7am on Friday (October 19th), while a further 199 will open at or before 8:30. We can’t wait for this new giant …
Read More »IGN up for auction
IGN is being put up for auction – with an asking price of $100m – after its parent News Corp have failed to find a buyer. The firm has – according to The Wall Street Journal – hired investment bank Allen & Co to auction off the business. IGN is …
Read More »Ubisoft sues Black Eyed Peas over contract breach
Ubisoft has sued hip hip group The Black Eyed Peas for $1 million. The legal battle follows a breach of contract over the creation of an iOS game. A version of The Black Eyed Peas Experience (originally released for Xbox 360 and Wii) has been created for iPhone and iPad …
Read More »Far Cry 3 invades Minecraft
Ubisoft has created a Far Cry 3 map and texture map for Minecraft on PC. The pack modifies all aspects of the game, including environments, weapons and tools. The set also includes locations and characters from the series, including Vaas, Jason and Citra. It’s a smart piece of promotion for …
Read More »Turtle Beach acquires distributor Lygo
Lygo International has been bought by headset giant Turtle Beach. Lygo is already the official UK distributor for Turtle Beach products. Lygo’s HQ is based in Darlington while it also operates a satellite office in Southampton. Turtle Beach is a major global headphone manufacturer, and has a market share in …
Read More »Video game giants head to Brand Licensing Europe
Assassin’s Creed, Sonic and LittieBigPlanet are amongst the top video game franchises heading to Brand Licensing Europe this week. The event will feature over 248 exhibitors in what the organisers are describing as the biggest in the show’s 14-year history. It all kicks off at London’s Olympia tomorrow (October 16th) …
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