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Blizzard remains tight-lipped on it’s mysterious project Titan but an analyst claims that the game is a casual MMO. In his most recent report, Stern Agee’s Arvind Bhatia wrote that Blizzard Entertainment’s next products include "expansion packs for StarCraft and World of Warcraft, a new Diablo game [and] a new …
Read More »COD: XP convention to debut in September
The first iteration of Call of Duty: XP will be held in Los Angeles this September. Activision announced the new event will be similar to Blizzcon, and will focus purely on the Call of Duty franchise and its community. The publisher will use COD: XP to officially unveil the multiplayer …
Read More »UK Buyers Lounge set for Gamescom
Europe’s biggest games show has tied up with MCV to provide a dedicated UK trade meeting space for the first time. A large area of 48 square metres will be called The UK Buyers Lounge: Powered By MCV. It will be free to use for visitors within the Business Hall …
Read More »UK retail braced for summer of woe
The number of specialist games retailers is in free fall as the crisis on the High Street deepens. And the situation is only going to get worse over the summer, warn analysts, with many expecting a significant rise in the number of empty High Street units. MCV can reveal that …
Read More »Hacking spree harms consumer confidence
Notorious hacking groups may be retreating from games, but the damage is already done. Network breaches have put a big dent in consumer confidence results of an MCV survey show have shown. And the biggest blow? Over a half of download-loving gamers say their faith in games publishers has plummeted. …
Read More »Sony: Protecting IP triggered hacks
Sony president and CEO Sir Howard Stringer has claimed that the company was targeted by hackers because it was trying to protect its IP. Speaking to shareholders in Tokyo, the exec was questioned about the PSN security breach that resulted in the theft of millions of users’ personal and payment …
Read More »Treyarch hints at more Black Ops DLC
There could be more map packs in the works for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Treyarch’s studio head David Vonderhaar hinted that the latest entry in the best-selling FPS franchise could break the series’ tradition and release more than three DLC add-ons. Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: I can’t …
Read More »GMA 2011: Long live print
Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gamesis well underway, with journalists, broadcasters, PRs, readers and viewers nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. But there is still time to ensure that your voice is heard – you have …
Read More »Black Eyed Peas headlines next Ubi dance hit
Gamers will soon be able to shake their hump with Fergie, will.i.am and co with the latest addition to Ubisoft’s dance portfolio. The Black Eyed Peas Experience follows on from last year’s best-selling Michael Jackson: The Experience and features similar gameplay to the firm’s chart-topping Just Dance franchise. The game …
Read More »Microsoft: Gamers will accept NUads
Microsoft is confident that Kinect owners will come to accept the upcoming NUads, unfazed by early negative feedback. The format holder announced its new Natural User-Interface Ads platform last week. The system allows consumers to interact with certain ads using Kinect – something that aggravated the Xbox 360 fanbase. Speaking …
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