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The struggle faced by UK retail has reached its lowest point to-date when just 8.18m was generated by software sales last week. However, despite the drop, it isn’t the lowest week in terms of the number of games sold. Not that it is a particularly high figure, with just 396,526 …
Read More »HMV: We will do pre-owned responsibly
Publishers rejoice! HMV says it will give new games a chance to sell before introducing pre-owned copies. The retailer said in its latest financial report that its pre-owned range remains a high margin and vital area of its business. But outgoing CEO Simon Fox told MCV publishers should not have …
Read More »ReVITAlised: Sony spending more on Xmas marketing than at launch
Sony used its Gamescom press conference to effectively relaunch its Vita handheld for Christmas. And as part of the revamp, it will spend more money on marketing Vita this Q4 than it did over the platform’s launch earlier this year.To improve the console’s slow sales the platform holder will launch …
Read More »Capcom and its lose-lose DmC conundrum
Resident Evil 6 is the major Q4 game, but Capcom is hard at work on two other returning hit brands – Lost Planet 3 and Devil May Cry – both of which are heading in different directions. The latter game is being developed in the UK by Cambridge-based studio Ninja …
Read More »Capcom explains how Resident Evil 6 will appeal to everyone
Resident Evil is going through an identity crisis. Resident Evil 4 remains the series’ critical high point. Atmospheric and creepy, it was Capcom at its finest and was worshiped by critics (Metacritic score: 96) and fans alike. Resident Evil 5, on the other hand, played down the horror in favour …
Read More »Sony pushes new IP to extend PS3’s shelf life
Vita may have been about the big brands at Gamescom this week, but PS3 was almost the exact opposite – with Sony announcing even more new IP during its press conference. Joining the already announced new IP of Beyond, Last of Us and Wonderbook were there new games from Sony’s …
Read More »Sony’s Gamescom offering breathes new life into Vita
Sony looked to answer its critics that said Vita was given short shrift at E3, with a blockbuster Gamescom showing. The platform holder took to unveiling blockbuster IP including Call of Duty, Killzone and Assassin’s Creed, while showing new IP Tearaway. It follows an E3 where Sony was criticised for …
Read More »Female character was the ‘best fit’ for Remember Me
Capcom admits it was initially unsure about using a female as the lead character in Remember Me. The firm’s head of marketing for the US and Europe Michael Pattison told MCV that there was the question as to whether a female lead character could potentially damage sales of the game. …
Read More »Capcom Wii U announcement ‘very soon’
Capcom has confirmed to MCV that it will reveal its first Wii U game ‘very soon.’ But it won’t be shown at Gamescom, the publishers says. Capcom has historically been a major support of Nintendo and its new platforms. The company has already released a number of titles on 3DS …
Read More »‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II can take eSports to the masses’
Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s brand new multiplayer has been inspired by the eSports phenomenon, the developer has told MCV. Both Activision and developer Treyarch took to the stage ahead of Gamescom in Cologne last night to reveal a new Call of Duty multiplayer that is not just targeting …
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