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The 2010 edition of the Develop 100 has named Nintendo as the most successful games developer in the world. Put together by our sister magazine Develop and published in association with Deep Silver, the Develop 100 ranks the top studios in the world based on the sales of their games …
Read More »UK games market recovers from slump
The UK games market has bounced back following a collapse in retail sales two weeks ago. Last week MCV revealed that the UK games market’s weekly value had fallen to its lowest point in four years. According to data from Gfk Chart-Track, the games market was worth just 13.5 million …
Read More »The contrasting strategies of GAME and GameStop
Video games retailers are currently facing up to the biggest ever challenge to their business models as supermarkets up their interest in the sector and the growth of digital distribution threatens their very foundation. Having recently met with senior executives from both GameStop and GAME, Klosters Trading analyst Lutz Muller …
Read More »OPINION: Sega’s new saga
Recent news that Sega has cut back on staff numbers only told the horrible half of a fairly revealing transformation at the company. You can see the details here, but in short the firm is steeling itself for the digital future by consolidating its boxed product strategy for Europe and …
Read More »Heath returns with 4mm Games
Geoff Heath has joined fast-growing music games outfit 4mm Games as it opens new offices in London. The New York-based publisher has opened an office in the West End to support its European growth. Advisory board memeber Heath will offer strategic input. 4mm was formed last year by former Rockstar …
Read More »DRM could become legally enforceable
The European Commission has revealed details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is designed to help combat piracy. The act has been shrouded in secrecy for years, but finally the European Commission has revealed a draft following threats of court action from the European Parliament. ACTA features several measures …
Read More »Cecil: Piracy is natures way of telling us games are too expensive
Revolution Software’s Charles Cecil has claimed that the rampant piracy currently testing the industry is the natural consequence of gaming’s current business and distribution model. The legendary developer warned that prices are too high and distribution is still not accessible enough to prevent illegal downloads from being a threat to …
Read More »Gamesfives returns for World Cup special
The hugely popular Xbox 360 Gamesfives tournament will take place on Wednesday, June 23rd at the Barnet Powerleague. Teams representing all sectors of the industry will compete for the coveted trophy (won by D3P last year) in the morning. They’ll then set their differences aside for an afternoon of beers, …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA scores no.1
Weeks ahead of the official kick off of the World Cup next month, EA’s licensed video game tie-in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has scored an early goal by debuting right at the top of the GfK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week. In doing so it successfully …
Read More »UK games market value falls sharply
The UK games market’s weekly value has fallen to its lowest point in years, according to GfK Chart-Track. Last week the games market was worth 13.5 million, a 24 per cent drop compared to the week before. Unit sales also fell heavily, down 21 per cent to 650,382 games sold. …
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