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Sainsbury’s new 1m acquisition will let it develop a digital games service for 2012, it has told MCV. The supermarket giant purchased Global Media Vault (GMV) from Music Box Leisure last week. The online entertainment specialist has a unique entertainment ecommerce and digital media platform, with a digital database of …
Read More »Green Man Gaming hires new Operations Director
Digital distributor Green Man Gaming has hired Tim Sawyer as operations director. Sawyer most recently worked as group head of ecommerce for Middle East electronics retailer, MeMega. Before this, he was head of ecommerce for ShopDirect Group. As Europe’s fastest growing digital distributor, we needed an experienced person to take …
Read More »Sonic claims Golden Joystick Award
Sonic the Hedgehog is the first winner at this year’s record-breaking Golden Joystick Awards. Sega’s iconic mascot has won the very first outstanding contribution award in the same year that it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The 29th annual GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards has a also smashed the Guinness World Record …
Read More »Core games star in strong September
A big month for core gaming helped UK games retailers take 125.6m during September. It is only a slight drop of 1.5 per cent compared to September 2010.This is because it was higher-priced core games– such as FIFA 12, Gearsof War 3 and Dead Island – that sold the most …
Read More »Xmas No.1: Date decision disqualifies Star Wars: The Old Republic
Sales of December’s Star Wars: The Old Republic won’t be counted towards the Christmas No.1. Although the game is the last blockbuster release of the year, due on December 20th, it arrives three days too late to be included in the final count, according toGfK Chart-Track. The UK chart tracker …
Read More »The race is on for Xmas No.1
Modern Warfare 3 is the overwhelming favourite to be this year’s Xmas No.1, leading bookmakers say. Both the ‘official’ odds from betting agent Ladbrokes and those from its rival Paddy Power say the latest Call of Duty will once again be the top game when the last chart before Christmas …
Read More »Duke Nukem TV ad banned
A UK TV ad for Duke Nukem: Forever has been banned from air before 11pm. The advertisement features naked women, girls in school uniforms, all topped of with a dash of violence. Two versions of the ad had previously been cleared for TV after 7:30pm and then after 9:30pm. However, …
Read More »Kerrang video games issue out tomorrow
Tomorrow’s edition of rock bible Kerrang is dedicated to all things gaming. Named Kerrang Presents: The Videogame issue, the new edition features head-to-head gaming showdowns, special photoshoots, reviews, and a whole lot more. Pop Punk heroes New Found Glory are the cover stars, while readers can find out what happened …
Read More »Square Enix to relaunch Final Fantasy XIV
Publisher Square Enix is preparing to relaunch and remake its troubled Final Fantasy MMO. Final Fantasy XIV on PC suffered a challenging launch, receiving a negative reception from critics and fans. Square Enix has yet to even charge a subscription fee for the game. But now the publisher is readying …
Read More »Sledgehammer: Forget Battlefield, MW2 is the game to beat
Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games says its big adversary is Modern Warfare 2, not Battlefield. Studio head Glen Schofield has played down Modern Warfare 3’s rivalry with EA’s Battlefield 3, insisting his main focus is to live up to the 2009 FPS predecessor. We have a lot of respect …
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