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Sony has announced it has acquired Infamous and Sly Cooper studio Sucker Punch Productions for an undisclosed fee. The Washington-based developer – which has around 75 employees – attracted Sony with its successful range of PS3-exclusive titles, reports Reuters. Sony already owned the rights to most of the studio’s IP. …
Read More »Diablo III lets gamers sell items for money
World of Warcraft developer-publisher Blizzard has revealed an in-game auction house in Diablo III that uses real money. Gamers will be able to buy, sell and trade digital items in the PC RPG using real-life currency, with sellers taking the majority of the cash” for each transaction. Blizzard showed off …
Read More »LulzSec hacker released on bail
The 18-year-old arrested last week for his alleged connection with hacking organisation Lulzsec has been released on bail. Jake Davis – thought to be a key member of the group – appeared in a London court today. His offences include breaking the Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Serious Crime Act …
Read More »HD remakes pave way for new Metal Gear and Silent Hill titles
Konami is bringing both Silent Hill HD Collection and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to retail in a bid to pull in new fans ahead of the next main instalments in each series. MCV understands the Metal Gear pack – which includes Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and PSP title …
Read More »MCV GameTime (week ending July 29th)
We look at the overall advertising activity for video games on TV this year up to July 10th, and examine how publishers are targeting different TV audiences. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. This week we take a look at the …
Read More »LulzSec spokesperson arrested
The Metropolitan Police has arrested an 18-year-old man believed to be the spokesperson of hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous. The man – known as ‘Topiary’ – was tracked by the police’s e-crime unit and has been transported from an address in the Shetland Islands to London.He was arrested under section …
Read More »UK software sales monitor: Market makes £11.2m
UK retail finally enjoyed a slight rise as it generated 11.2m from game sales this week. That is a five per cent increase compared to last week’s 10.7m. A total of 586,596 games were sold in UK retailers this week. Last week 563,110 were sold. Zumba Fitness continued to outsell …
Read More »GAME appoints new PR agency
GAME and Gamestation have today appointed Red Consultancy as their new consumer PR agency. The UK game retailers previously used PHA Media for the past two years but as of today Red will be responsible for PR duties going forwards. London-based Red has worked with a wide range of well-known …
Read More »Disc repair firm buys competitors
Total Disc Repair has purchased two of its rivals. The firm – which provides disc repair machines to retailers – has acquired both PerfectPlay and ELM Digitalia UK. Customers of the two companies will now be able to order online with free delivery, get next-day shipping on all orders and …
Read More »Cult DS football game shoots to UK
Japanese sales success Inazuma Eleven will hit UK shelves on August 26th, three years after its original release. It’s an RPG-style football game for DS with over-the-top moves and over 1,000 in-game players to choose from. It originally went on sale in Japan in August 2008 and entered the sales …
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