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Couldn’t make the MCV Awards last night? Worry not – you can check out everything you missed right here. Hundreds of UK games industry execs headed to the London Lancaster Hotel for this year’s ceremony. The evening kicked off with a special performance from Games on Song, the choir formed …
Read More »A4T signs Plants vs Zombies deal
UK peripherals specialist Accessories4Technology has won the licensing rights to create products based on the Plants vs Zombies series. The PopCap-developed tower defence game has been released across almost every format in the last few years, and has been downloaded over 120m times worldwide. A4T is releasing a range of …
Read More »Journey: Collector’s Edition coming to UK retail this year
Sony will release its boxed version of award-winning PSN title Journey in the UK and Europe before the year is out. Journey: Collector’s Edition features the highly acclaimed download game, along with PSN titles Flower and flOw, which were also developed by Thatgamecompany. It will also feature a 30-minute making …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Asda’s Locke leads Amazon games team
In MCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Asda hires a new games boss and we look at the best vacancies. AMAZON HIRES ASDA’S LOCKEAsda Direct’s trading director Frazer Locke has joined Amazon as its new head of games. Locke’s role at Asda is now …
Read More »Free-to-play Tekken Card Tournament passes 1m downloads
Namco Bandai’s free-to-play spin off for the Tekken series has been downloaded for smartphones and tablets more than 1m times. Tekken Card Tournament was released on iOS and Android last week and passed the 1m milestone after just four days on release. It is also available to play in web …
Read More »Celebrate 25 years of Mastertronic
April 1st, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of the Mastertronic Group, the long-serving UK publisher and distributor that began life as The Producers. MCV and Mastertronic have teamed up to celebrate this milestone with a series of features exploring the company’s past, present and future. The full features can be …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Plans for the future
So what of the next 25 years? Since The Producers first opened its doors, the Mastertronic Group has gathered a very loyal team. For MD?Andy Payne, it is these people that will keep the company on track for the next quarter of a century. I’m not sure I can guarantee …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Timeline
For over 25 years, Mastertronic has been responsible for bringing some the biggest titles to market and worked with some industry icons. MCV offers a comprehensive tour through the company’s origins and greatest hits. APRIL 1ST 1988The Producers was formed by ex Activision-exec Andy Wood, Andy Payne and ex-EA exec …
Read More »25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Q&A with Andy Payne
1988 was an important year. The Iran-Iraq War ended. The English Pound Note ceased to be legal tender, and laws are changed to allow pubs to stay open all day. Bruce Willis dropped Alan Rickman off a building in Die Hard. Jessie J was born. And in Wimbledon, three men …
Read More »Retail to make a killing with The Walking Dead
The High Street will find new life in the undead next month as The Walking Dead arrives on shelves. The award-winning title was originally released last year as episodic downloads by Telltale Games, with 8.5m episodes purchased by the end of 2012. Retail will be able to cash in on …
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