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Nintendo and Ubisoft have teamed up to create a special ZombiU launch bundle for the UK and Europe. The SKU was confirmed by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata during today’s Nintendo Direct, during which the platform holder announced itwill release its next console on November 30th. The ZombiU Premium …
Read More »Wii U launches November 30th, new European bundles confirmed
Nintendo has announced the Wii U will be released in the UK and Europe on Friday, November 30th. That’s a full week before the December 8th launch date announced for Japan this morning. As with the Japanese launch, there will be two SKUs of Wii U available on Day One. …
Read More »UPDATED: Black Ops 2 for Wii U confirmed
Activision’s next Call of Duty, Black Ops 2, outing is definitely heading to Nintendo’s Wii U. Joystiq has spotted a demo booth for the hotly anticipated shooter, confirming that it will be released for the new console. The revelation came moments before Nintendo began simultaneous worldwide broadcasts revealing launch plans …
Read More »Third parties will get chance to shine on Wii U today
While the rest of the world is still waiting for Wii U launch details from Nintendo, the platform holder’s Japanese arm is readying a third-party showcase for the console. This morning, Nintendo of Japan announced its next console will arrive in the East on December 8th with two SKUs: a …
Read More »2K Games giving away sold-out Ultimate Loot Chest Edition of Borderlands 2
Earlier this year, 2K Games announced a 100 special SKU of upcoming role-playing shooter Borderlands 2. Then it sold out. Fans of Gearbox Software’s brutal cartoonish franchise complained. A lot. In fact, earlier this year studio boss Randy Pitchford told us people had been emailing him threats because they couldn’t …
Read More »Revamped UPlay could sell third-party download games
Ubisoft hopes to add titles from other publishers to its newly-launched UPlay app in future. The service currently only sells digital versions of Ubi’s own PC titles, but could be expanded to rival the likes of EA’s Origin and Steam. We remain open to opportunities,” Ubisoft’s Stephanie Perotti told MCV …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Digby leaves Nintendo, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Lewis Digby departs Nintendo’s UK team and we look at the best job opportunities. Nintendo PR manager heads to GameloftLewis Digby has left Nintendo UK to join French software company Gameloft as marketing and PR manager. I’ve had …
Read More »MEDIA SPECIAL: PR vs journalists
Some would have you believe journalists and publishers are constantly at war. MCV gives PRs a chance to have their say on working with the media Dominic Carey UK Xbox PR, MicrosoftI personally feel like the relationship between journalists and PRs is in a good place. In my experience, honesty …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: Editor profile
Our month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, once again turns its attention to careers in the UK games media. We’ve already looked at what you can expect if you become a staff writer, but now we explore what you can look forward to should you rise to …
Read More »Mind Candy readies global campaign for Moshi Monsters Golden Ticket offer
This week’s issue of MCV includes a Golden Ticket that gives users 24 hours of free membership to Moshi Monsters. The ticket is part of a massive worldwide campaign by Mind Candy to raise awareness of the online kids phenomenon. More than one million tickets have been inserted into kids, …
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