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Following the departure of Darrell Rodriquez, LucasArts has told MCV it is actively looking for a new president. Rodriguez resigned from his position after two years at the studio. LucasFilm’s Jerry Bowerman has been named as Rodriguez’ temporary replacement. No impact is expected to reach the studio’s development teams or …
Read More »Game industry advocates remain MPs
The UK games industry’s biggest supporters in Parliament held their seats in last night’s election. Labour’s Tom Watson retained his seat for West Bromwich East, despite suffering a nine per cent dip in support. Conservative Ed Vaizey remained MP for Wantage with a 9 per cent vote rise, while Lib …
Read More »Capcom profits plummet 73%
Capcom has suffered a 73.1 per cent drop in profits over the last twelve months. The Resident Evil publisher saw net sales fall to 2.17 billion Yen (16m), down from eight billion Yen (60m) the year before. Sales decreased from 91.8 billion Yen (679.7m) to 66.8 billion Yen (494m), a …
Read More »Gem launches Xbox indie portal
Gem has launched a brand new Xbox microsite for independent retail, MCV can reveal. The website is constantly updated and features release information, trailers, reviews, online exclusive promotions and more. The site has been set up so Xbox and Gem can give more support to its independent accounts. Those who …
Read More »Free DLC in new copies of Alan Wake
Customers who buy Alan Wake new will receive a code to access DLC that will be released later in the year. The move follows similar actions from EA, who have been offering free DLC with new games to discourage pre-owned sales and piracy. Meanwhile the Alan Wake shop is now …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops announced
Activision has announced that its next Call of Duty game will hit shelves November 9th, 2010. The new title is called Call of Duty: Black Ops, and a teaser website has gone live here. The new game is being developed by Call of Duty: World at War developer, Treyarch. No …
Read More »Best Buy UK: ‘We can beat anyone in games’
Best Buy says its games offering can compete with anything HMV and GAME has to offer. The chain’s first UK shop is based in Thurrock, Essex and has been opened early for the Bank Holiday weekend. Best Buy Thurrock boasts a huge area dedicated to games – complete with new …
Read More »Best Intentions
US retail giant Best Buy has vowed to take on HMV and GAME with the opening of its first UK store tomorrow. The chain’s first UK shop is based in Thurrock, Essex and has been opened early for the Bank Holiday weekend. Best Buy Thurrock boasts a huge area dedicated …
Read More »Sales up at HMV
HMV’s group sales are up 1.8 per cent per cent for its financial year ending April 24th, the firm revealed in a pre-close statement. Sales for its HMV stores have risen 4.3 per cent, while Waterstone’s sales are down six per cent. The Group expects its year-end debt to be …
Read More »Apple profits soar on iPhone sales
Apple’s profits have almost doubled as sales of iPhone leap 131 per cent. For the quarter ending March 27th, the firm posted net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion (2bn), compared to $1.62 billion (1.05bn) during the same period a year ago. The company’s revenues were up from $9.08bn a year …
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