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Tomorrow will see the launch of Start, a new YouTube games channel by IGN Entertainment and TV producers Shine Group. Start will be produced and curated by IGN, and will kick off with five new weekly shows that have been put together with the help of Shine’s Reveille Productions, the …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Future hires Nuts PR man, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Nuts PR Ben Bolton joins Future Publishing and we run through the best job opportunities. Future hires Nuts PR man Ben Bolton (pictured) has joined Future to take up the role of senior communications executive. He previously …
Read More »MCV Awards 2012: One week left for lobbying
There’s only one week left to send in your nominations for this week’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. This is your chance to highlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. To lobby for your favourites, send a …
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed. Again.
Sega’s Aliens FPS has been pushed back to an autumn 2012 release. Gearbox confirmed to CVG that the game would not be released in time for its most recent date of spring. "Aliens: Colonial Marines is process of creativity and invention and those don’t necessarily follow the structure of an …
Read More »Nintendo Network to offer gamer accounts, DLC and game downloads
Nintendo has revealed the first details of Nintendo Network – the platform holder’s answer to Xbox Live and PSN. The online platform will replace the current Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and will work across 3DS and Wii U. Foundations have already been laid – the phrase was first used in …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e January 27th, 2012
Capcom have a special thrill for Resident Evil fans this weekend thanks to its new 3DS title. Resident Evil: Revelations – sorry, Revelaitons – is available now for 3DS. The title gives handheld gamers a brand new survival horror adventure that depicts the events leading up to Resident Evil 5. …
Read More »Nordic signs Alan Wake on PC
Nordic Games has won a publishing deal for Remedy Entertainment’s critically acclaimed Alan Wake. The company will bring the boxed PC version of the title to UK retail this March, which has been tweaked and redeveloped specifically for the platform.The PC SKU will include both DLC episodes – The Signal …
Read More »GameGadget dated for UK release
Blaze will release its new gaming handheld GameGadget in the UK on March 30th. Positioned as an iPod-style device for gamers, it allows gamers to download games from a variety of publishers and developers, including a range of legally purchaseable retro games. GameGadget also allows independent and homebrew developers to …
Read More »Rising Star Games cracks America
British publisher Rising Star Games has opened an office in the US. Rising Star Games Inc is based in California and will release its first title – shooter Akai Katana – on Xbox 360 in Q2 2012. The firm has also opened Rising Star Games Digital, which will handle downloadable …
Read More »MCM Group expects biggest year ever
A new Birmingham Expo will help fire MCM Group to record levels in 2012. Last year, the company’s six shows drew in an all-time high of 170,000 attendees.In addition to the usual London and Midlands MCM Expos, the Group will launch the MCM Expo Birmingham Comic Con in March. As …
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