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Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken and Asura’s Wrath will not be available from GAME or Gamestation. Both were scheduled for release this Friday on March 9th. It is the latest in a string of blockbusters not stocked by the High Street chain, including Mass Effect 3, Mario Party 9, The …
Read More »Microsoft: Halo 4 is our ‘big bet’
Developer 343 admits it is under pressure to get the return of Halo 4 right. The studio has taken over Halo development duties from series creators Bungie. It was responsible for last year’s remake of Halo: Anniversary Edition and the online service, Waypoint. Yet this year’s Halo 4 is the …
Read More »Confirmed: Forza Horizon hits retail this year
Fans may still playing last year’s title, but Microsoft has announced a new Forza game will come this year. Entitled Forza Horizon, the game will be a ‘new take’ on the franchise and is developed by UK studio Playground Games. Little else is known about the title, although MCV can …
Read More »New Fable is digital-only
A second Fable game will arrive this year over Xbox Live Arcade. As rumoured over the weekend, Fable: Heroes is a side-scrolling hack and slash adventure aimed at a broader audience than the series’ traditional adult fanbase. It was revealed at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase held in San Francisco last week. …
Read More »GAME summit WAS positive, insists suppliers
The recent developments at GAME flies in the face of a ‘successful’ supplier meeting last week. The event is subject to a strict NDA but MCV has been told that CEO Ian Shepherd delivered a ‘brave and compelling’ speech, leaving 100 execs with a plan on how they can help …
Read More »System 3 signs new Ferrari deal
System 3 has secured a new long-term deal with Ferrari. The independent Brit publisher, which has released two Ferrari-branded video games to date, says the deal follows its success in Japan. The last game in the series, Ferrari: The Race Experience, has been a mainstay in the Japanese PSN charts …
Read More »Is ABC under threat?
ABC’s position in the games media industry is under threat. Top press execs have questioned the relevance of the readership tracker following the latest round of results. All games magazines lost readers compared with last year’s figures, some by as much as 25 per cent. But this isn’t reflective of …
Read More »Jagex recruits Codemasters vet
David Solari has joined Cambridge publisher Jagex as chief marketing officer. Solari joins following 14 years at Codemasters. His most recent role was vice president and general manager of Codemasters Online Gaming. In that role, he oversaw the launc of Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Archlord …
Read More »GAME and HMV hold supplier crunch talks
Troubled retailers GAME and HMV have held crucial talks with its major suppliers. HMV invited its key games partners to its offices earlier in the month in order to discuss how they can better support the struggling entertainment giant. The event was an intimate affair, which publishers in the room …
Read More »Chart-Track: This is still a £1bn industry
As publishers bemoan difficult game launches, Chart-Track has warned them to stop talking down retail. In an interview with MCV following its split from UKIE, the stat-tracking firm says the trade mustn’t forget the power of boxed retail, as it still accounts for 70 per cent of the UK software …
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