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Recruitment is going very well for EA’s blockbuster shooter, according to reconnaissance by research firm Sterne Agee. Arvind Bhatia, one of the company’s analysts, revealed that the publisher is reporting pre-orders in excess of 1.5m for Battlefield 3. Industry Gamers reports that Bhatia believes this is due in part to …
Read More »New Kinect dance title from Konami
Konami has announced it is working on Boom Boom Dance, a music game for Xbox Live Arcade. The title will use Kinect to track players’ movements as they reach to hit a number of onscreen symbols with their arms and legs in time with the music. The debut trailer can …
Read More »3DS Tetris slots in next month
Nintendo will release a 3DS version of Tetris on October 21st, continuing the long-running block-stacking puzzle series. Released as Tetris Axis in the US, the game will simply be known as Tetris in the UK and Europe, and will feature more than 20 variations on the classic handheld game. Naturally, …
Read More »Roy takes retail role at Disney
Long-serving UK games PR Manab Roy has moved to a new role at The Walt Disney Company. Previously UK and Ireland PR manager for video games, he now takes up the role of PR manager for retail. His new responsibilities include working with retail and trade marketing teams to create …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Activison’s new PR team, retail role for Disney’s Roy
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and biggest personnel news, Activision reveals its new-look PR team, Disney’s Manab Roy takes on a new role and Iceberg hires a new PR manager. ACTIVISION RESHUFFLES EURO AND UK PR TEAMS Three new hires and a promotion have reshaped the …
Read More »FEATURE: Call of Duty’s next phase
Few video game franchises can fill an aircraft hanger with thousands of fans on their own, let alone draw the attentions of the world’s mainstream media or entice superstar Kanye West to give a private performance. But Call of Duty can, and did without breaking a sweat. For a brand …
Read More »GamesAid running Rugby World Cup sweepstakes
UK charity GamesAid is inviting members of the games industry to take place in its latest sweepstakes competition. Following the success of the Grand National Sweepstake earlier this year, which raised 820 for charity, GamesAid ambassador Chlo Giusti is organising a new contest focused on the Rugby World Cup. The …
Read More »Vita external battery pack in the works
Sony has confirmed that it is developing an additional battery pack for PlayStation Vita. The device will add to the standard battery life, revealed earlier this week to be somewhere between three and five hours – something that has sparked concern amongst avid consumers. "If you’re flying from New York …
Read More »Portal goes free on Steam
Valve has made its critically acclaimed first-person puzzler Portal available for free. The original game, which first debuted in 2007 Half-Life compilation The Orange Box, can be downloaded at no cost on both PC and Mac. However, Rock Paper Shotgun reports this offer is only available until September 20th. This …
Read More »In-game ads to top $7.2bn by 2016
Revenue from in-game advertising is expected to increase in the next few years, but are advertisers making the most of our medium? The new Advertising and Video Games report by research firm DFC Intelligence predicts that the in-game advertising market will reach $7.2bn globally by 2016, according to IndustryGamers. The …
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