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These days it’s not the done thing for a journalist to praise a PR. But it would be remiss to ignore the departure of HMV’s head of PR Gennaro Castaldo, who bids farewell to the retailer this week after almost 30 years. Those who haven’t worked with Gennaro will have …
Read More »Are your mobile games great? Prove it and enter the ME Awards NOW!
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, our sister technology title Mobile Entertainment has announced its ME Awards 2013. The eight-year-old event has a large focus on mobile gaming and many of the other elements found in the digital space. The developer and games world is hugely crowded …
Read More »Winners of Thumbstar Games Journalism Prize announced
The winners of the Thumbstar Games Journalism Prize were named this evening. Eurogamer’s Christian Donlan was the overall winner, for his piece, Night and the City, which was also named best feature. You can read the piece, inspired by Rockstar Games’ LA Noire, here. Donlan was selected by a panel …
Read More »All PS4 games to offer Vita remote play?
PS4 developers must integrate Vita remote play into all of their games, according to a report. A PS4 developer source with a proven track record for accuracy” has toldEurogamerthat only games that require the use of the PS4 Eye will be exempt from Vita compatibility. The report said remote play …
Read More »IN-DEPTH: Why digital games charts for the UK matter
The UK games market took a bold step towards accurate games download charts today. As part of the release of download charts from March, 2012 historical info and a wider call for industry support, UK trade association Ukie has published ABOUT THE UK’S NEW DIGITAL GAMES CHART The digital sales …
Read More »First UK game download charts says SimCity was March’s PC bestseller
SimCity and BioShock Infinite come out the best in the first official PC download charts for the UK. Published by trade association Ukie and collated by data firm Ipsos, the UK PC download charts are the culmination of years of effort to start accurately measuring a sector that has digital …
Read More »Finally, it’s here: UK games download charts are ready
In a world first, the UK has been the first games market to produce an accurate download chart, plus a chart that mixes download and retail sales. This morning UK trade association Ukie has taken the wraps off of its digital chart project for PC, revealed today as a major …
Read More »Behind the scenes of Call of Duty: Ghosts – plus lots on Xbox One – in the new MCV
This latest MCV – which is now available to view online – features the new Call of Duty, Xbox One, and Gran Turismo 6. We also profile the top innovators in the indie retail sector as part of our month-long indie special and profile key releases Animal Crossing, Journey Collector’s …
Read More »Games Media Academy: What you need to know
The Games Media Awards will return this autumn to celebrate journalism in this vibrant sector. And this year a new element will be added to the mix – the Games Media Academy. A new award which aims to discover the games media stars of tomorrow has been introduced for this …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Xbox One – How Microsoft might positively reposition pre-owned games
Yes, that’s right. A headline with ‘Xbox One’ ‘positive’ and ‘pre-owned’ all at once. Am I crazy? You may well conclude after reading this that I am. And certainly, you’ll have little cause to expect much sense from the second-hand game storm surrounding Microsoft’s ambitious new Xbox One console. So …
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