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Pro gaming outfit Razer wants to up its headcount from 300 to 600 next year. The accessories manufacturer behind high-end PC products says it is growing at an incredible” rate, with big sales of its licensed products. The company is behind the official PC accessories designed to tie-in with Battlefield …
Read More »Sega shooter Binary Domain out February
The squad-based third-person shooter designed by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will arrive in the UK on February 17th next year. Binary Domain puts gamers in the middle of a futuristic war set in Tokyo in 2080. It will be available on both Xbox 360 and PS3. The shooter joins other …
Read More »MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending August 19th)
We look at the latest TV advertising activity for games targeting men and how it affects web search traffic. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. This week we take a look at the year-on-year weekly marketing dynamics from March 20th to …
Read More »Moshi named best-selling kids’ mag
Moshi Monsters Magazine has become the best-selling children’s publication in the UK with a monthly circulation of 113,748. The magazine was launched in February by Skyjack Publishing after it struck a deal with Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy. It’s based on the popular online monster-collecting kids’ game which has 50m …
Read More »GameStop profit dips 23% in Q2
Retail giant GameStop saw year-on-year profit fall from $40.3m to $30.9m during its fiscal quarter ending July 30th. Total sales dipped 3.1 per cent to $1.74bn for the quarter from the $1.8bn generated during the same period last year. Digital sales increased 69 per cent. However, profit before tax and …
Read More »Brand Map: Gran Turismo
This week we’re going to look at Gran Turismo using the GameVision Brand Map you can buy direct from MCV Reports. We ask European gamers about their time spent with 200 different titles twice a year and compile the data they give us into a report we call a Brand …
Read More »Grasshopper reveals Black Knight Sword
GAMESCOM: Shadows of the Damned developer Grasshopper Manufacture has unveiled its newest game – 2D platformer Black Knight Sword. The downloadable Xbox Live and PSN game was shown off to press at this year’s Gamescom. It features picture book-style visuals and 2D platforming combat akin to Konami’s popular Castlevania series. …
Read More »Driver’s always-on DRM scrapped
Ubisoft has altered the way digital rights management works in the PC version of Driver: San Francisco after receiving negative feedback. Players will no longer be required to have a constant internet connection in order to play the game, reports Rock, Paper, Shotgun, but they will need to sign in …
Read More »BF3 named best of Gamescom 2011
GAMESCOM: Battlefield 3 has picked up the ‘Best of Gamescom’ award in Cologne as voted for by a panel of industry professionals and members of the media. It leads a group of seven other picks of the trade show including PlayStation Vita as Best Hardware and FIFA 12 as Best …
Read More »New dates for Black Eyed Peas, Rabbids
Ubisoft has set release dates for a raft of Q4 titles including The Black Eyed Peas Experience which is out November 11th. It follows the release of Xbox 360 Kinect mini-game collection Rabbids Alive & Kicking which hits shelves on November 4th. The Black Eyed Peas game will hit Wii …
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