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The first MCV of 2014 kicks off with an exclusive interview with DayZ creator Dean Hall, who reveals how the unfinished horror game dominated sales without any marketing. The magazine is available to download now on iPad and read online. In it, we reveal the latest data on what proved …
Read More »China selling consoles boosts Sony and Nintendo
PlayStation boss Andrew House says that China allowing the sale of game consoles will be a huge boost to PS4. Meanwhile, Nintendo’s stock has risen 11 per cent on the country allowing the sale of consoles from its free trade zone in Shanghai, reports the BBC. China’s games market is …
Read More »Chillingo: Founders exit has had ‘no impact’ on our business
EA-owned mobile games publisher Chillingo says its business as usual following the exit of its two founders, Joe Wee and Chris Byatte. The duo left Chillingo – where they served as director and general manager –at the end of last year. They had set up the company up in 2005 …
Read More »PlayStation Now lets gamers stream PS3 games to PS4, Vita and TVs
A new PlayStation service is launching that will let people play PS3 games through their TVs without the need for a console. PlayStation Now is the name of the streaming service that will launch in the US this Summer. It lets gamers stream PS3 games to PS3, PS4 and, eventually, …
Read More »PS4 sales reach 4.2 million
PlayStation 4 has sold 4.2m units worldwide, Sony has revealed. The figure is up to December 28th, making it the biggest console launch of all time. Over 9.7m PS4 games have been sold, giving the console a 2.3 attach rate. In contrast, Xbox One has sold 3m units worldwide. Which …
Read More »Sony: PS4 back in stock this week
PS4 is back in stock this week, Sony says. The platform holder has taken advertising in the national papers today to reveal that customers can now buy its next-gen console from games retailers across the UK. GAME has already told consumers that it is now offering both PS4 and Xbox …
Read More »Your New Year’s Resolution: Win an MCV Award
You have under three weeks to get your lobbying in for the 2014 MCV Awards. Just days remain to get in your suggestions for hotly-contested prizes like Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and PR Team. Plus this year we have new prizes for Events Team, Digital …
Read More »Chillingo founders leave EA
Chillingo founders Chris Byatte and Joe Wee are the latest high-profile names to depart Electronic Arts. Byatte and Wee set-up mobile games publisher Chillingo in 2005, and helped launch a number of major mobile titles including the original Angry Birds and Cut The Rope. EA acquired Chillingo in October 2010 …
Read More »GTA V is the biggest selling entertainment product of 2013. Call of Duty falls to No.5
The Top 20 Entertainment Products of 2013 are in, and it’s unsurprising to see Grand Theft Auto V come out on top, with 3.67m units sold. It comfortably beats competition from the James Bond movie Skyfall, which sold 2.96m units last year on DVD and Blu-ray. That means Call of …
Read More »PS4 outsold Xbox One by 166,000 consoles in UK last year
PS4 and Xbox One posted incredible sales figures in the UK, with Sony coming out on top. PlayStation 4 has sold 530,000 units in the UK in just five weeks, according to ERA (using Chart-Track data), while Xbox One has sold 364,000 units. It’s a significant gap between the two …
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