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Online retail giant Play.com has had a makeover, with an emphasis on smoother navigation and tidier pages. The company claims the new site makes it even easier for consumers to find the product their looking for, either via the search bar or drop down menus that appear for each category. …
Read More »MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending August 12th)
We look at the latest TV advertising activity for games targeting men, children and housewives. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. This week we take a look at the year-on-year weekly marketing dynamics from March 13th to July 24th, for males …
Read More »Gamescom 2011 tops 550 exhibitors
Koelnmesse has announced that this year’s Gamescom will play host to more than 550 exhibitors. The organisers behind the Cologne event proudly declare that this is a ten per cent increase on the 505 firms that attended Gamescom 2010. This year’s exhibitors will be representing 40 countries – up from …
Read More »UK software sales monitor: Market dips to £10.7m
After a brief increase last week, the market value dipped again to 10.7m. This is inline with the week ending July 16th – also 10.7m – which was the market’s lowest point so far this year. However, unit sales were up compared to the week ending July 16th. 578,444 units …
Read More »Brand Map: Adventure Games
WITH Q4 only weeks away, it’s time to start considering some of the action/adventure titles hitting the High Street. Both Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and Assassin’s Creed Revelations are on their way. It’s surprising to note that each of these two big brands will only be four years old in …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Google Ambassadors, Walsh joins Xaitment, new Koelnmesse COO
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, the search is on for Google Chromebook Ambassadors, Havok’s Mike Walsh joins Xaitment and Koelnmesse hires a new COO. INFINITE HIRING GOOGLE AMBASSADORS Positions are now available for three Google Chromebook Brand Ambassadors located. The successful applicants …
Read More »MCV’s UFC Industry Fitness Challenge – The Aftermath
All good things must come to an end, and sadly this applies to our UFC fitness challenge, which officially closed on Friday, August 5th. While smatterings of banter still pop-up on Twitter and some of our contestants are moving on to the 60-day workout, many are taking this chance to …
Read More »‘Downloads keeping Stronghold relevant’
The digital games market has kept the ageing Stronghold series alive, says publisher 7Sixty. And this of course bodes well for next month’s Stronghold 3, the first new retail game in the franchise since 2006. Global PR manager Rob Burman told MCV: Thanks to the release of Stronghold games on …
Read More »MCV GameTime (week ending August 5th)
We look at the latest TV advertising activity for games from March to July 17th, plus a look at the Top Ten games advertisers of 2011 so far. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. This week we take a look at …
Read More »Rising Star plots more cult Cave shooters
Japanese specialist Rising Star wants to bring more games from cult studio Cave to the UK. The publisher will release DoDonPachi Resurrection in the UK this year. It is the second Cave game to be handled by Rising Star, with the company having released Deathsmiles on Xbox 360 earlier this …
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