Ahead of the launch of its brand new supernatural action series Demons, ITV has announced that it has recruited the talents of developer Playgroup to produce an online casual title to promote the show. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here and you’ll be there in no time.
Read More »Low Layton stock levels sparks silly pricing
Professor Layton and the Curious Village has gone missing from store shelves as Nintendo struggle to supply the sensational demand for its DS hit. The game has sold out online at GAME, HMV, Gameplay, Zavvi and Shopto and stock is limited on the High Street. Consumers are now selling their …
Read More »Only 4% of games make a profit
California based research company Electronic Entertainment Design and Research has claimed that only four per cent of titles that make it to market go on to make a profit. Speaking to Forbes Geoffrey Zatkin, president of the 20-man sales data firm, divulged a number of interesting facts relating to a …
Read More »GAME targets France expansion
The Guardian newspaper has asserted that the GAME Group is ‘caught up in the general consumer gloom’ – despite the retailer giving a positive presentation on its prospects in France. According to the paper, GAME shares have slipped 3.5p to 143.75p today – but analysts have been positive about the …
Read More »Superman could yet survive Brash closure
Acclaimed developer Factor 5 has stated, in a roundabout way, that it still hopes that a new publisher can be found for its Superman title following the closure of former partner Brash . Though the studio has never openly admitted its work on a new Superman outing, comments from Factor …
Read More »Outcry over suicide game
Online casual gaming is once again in the spotlight this week with UK newspapers expressing outrage at online title Billy Suicide which, as the name suggests, sees players attempt to prevent the game’s protagonist ending his life. The storm follows hot on the heels of recent controversial titles such as …
Read More »UK devs reach Facebook competition final
UK development outfit The Games Company has reached the final stages of a high-profile games design competition on Facebook – and now it’s urging its UK contemporaries to come out in support. To read the full story, head on over to MCV’s development-orientated sister magazine Develop.
Read More »The Game Creators reach Facebook final
UK devs see Facebook app â??Social Arcadeâ?? reach games competition finals; asks industry for support
Read More »Super Obama World arrives online
Casual gaming devs have once again proved that their finger’s on the pulse of current affairs by releasing a new Flash game paying tribute to the USA’s new President elect. Super Obama World boasts more than a passing resemblance to Nintendo’s legendary SNES classic Super Mario World, though the familiar …
Read More »Ross and Brand game arrives
Looks like we spoke too soon – just hours after reporting our disappointment that trucker-hating Jeremy Clarkson had not yet been joined by a flash title based on the antics of BBC workmates Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand, a faithful reader of MCV has pointed out that it has! To …
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