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Here’s a little something for your Monday morning To Do lists: nominate someone you think is worthy of being honored as one of the games industry’s brightest young stars. Every year, the hugely popular MCV 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across …
Read More »BBC Newsnight to feature Livingstone-Hope Skills Review
The games industry will get its chance to speak to the nation next week, with the BBC’s Newsnight programme scheduled to run a feature on the Livingstone-Hope Skills Review. The Department for Education is due to break its eight-month silence on the Skills Review paper, which launched in February this …
Read More »One week to go for 30 Under 30
There’s only a week left for you to make sure your favourite games industry rising star gets the recognition they deserve in this year’s 30 Under 30. Every year this hugely popular feature highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK. It is sponsored …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e October 7th, 2011
Consumers prepare to die as the "toughest game ever" arrives on shelves, courtesy of Namco Bandai. Dark Souls is available today and follows on from the PS3 cult hit, Demon’s Souls. The game challenges players to navigate a series of boobytrap-laden dungeons where death is a varied and all-too-regular experience. …
Read More »Retailers cash in on £120m audio craze
The High Street could make in excess of 120m this year from the booming online game headset market. This ultra-competitive sector lets stores get in on the increasingly important multiplayer segment. It is tipped to be the ultimate margin maker for upcoming hits Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. High-end …
Read More »Robbie Williams makes £10 comeback
After guest starring on The X Factor, Take That icon Robbie Williams is ready for a reappearance at video games retail. The pop star made his game debut in last year’s We Sing Robbie Williams and now publisher Nordic Games is re-releasing the title with a tempting new price tag …
Read More »Major ad drive for Batman game
The Dark Knight won’t be hiding in the shadows over the coming weeks as Warner kicks off a big marketing campaign for Batman: Arkham City. The publisher will be targeting male gamers with a campaign that spans TV, print, online, retail, outdoor ads – and even UK?roads and supermarket shelves. …
Read More »Kinect to teach self defence
Xbox 360 owners will soon be impervious to physical assault thanks to the latest entry in Ubisoft’s Coach series. My Self Defence Coach will be exclusive to Kinect and arrives in the UK on November 11th. The game follows the success of the publisher’s My Fitness Coach series, but focuses …
Read More »Cradle of Rome 2 is ‘perfect supermarket product’
Rising Star Games is targeting supermarkets with its next handheld puzzle title, Cradle of Rome 2. The firm says the title is ‘ideal’ for grocers as it appeals to the more casual shopper. Quite simply, Cradle of Rome 2 is your ultimate impulse purchase product,” Rising Star product manager Yen …
Read More »Zynga targets ‘die-hard gamers’ with Mafia Wars 2
Facebook games giant Zynga believes it can win over the core gamer with its upcoming release Mafia Wars 2. The game is the first true sequel from a company best known for its casual hits like FarmVille and CityVille, and serves as a further indication of how social network games …
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