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Merchandising deals can make Sonic the Hedgehog as iconic as Hello Kitty. Sega is knuckling down on its four major IPs as part of its recent restructure, with priorities to push into digital and licensing. For Sonic, the latter means signing up more third parties to make associated toys, clothing …
Read More »Is your firm listed in our directory of creative greats?
Over 50 companies are already listed in Intent Media’s must-read directory of interactive entertainment agencies. And you’ve got just two weeks left to join them. Sourcebook is the ultimate directory for agencies and support businesses working in games, technology and entertainment fields. It is published on July 27th as both …
Read More »All-new Develop 100 goes live
Develop’s ranking of the world’s most successful game developers is back. Nowlive in the App Store, the 2012 edition of the Develop 100 features a list of the top 100 developers in the world based on the revenues generated by their games. It is available only for iPad, and costs …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2012: Will you be a winner?
You have just one week to lobby for the Games Media Awards 2012, so get in touch now to let us know why you deserve a prize this year. You can nominate yourself, a colleague, your own personal favourite media or, if you’re feeling generous, even a competitor. But you …
Read More »Capcom confirms pre-GamesCom conference
Capcom has confirmed that it will be holding its biggest ever presence” at GamesCom 2012. The Street Fighter publisher will be holding a press conference in Cologne on Tuesday August 14th at 11.00 CET. Capcom will showcase exclusive new content for its upcoming titles and promises it will be an …
Read More »DEVELOP AWARDS: The winners; the highlights
A gala ceremony in Brighton was attended by over 550 people from 150 companies, where they saw the likes of Moshi Monsters, Dear Esther and World of Tanks handed highly-coveted awards. Now in its tenth year, the Develop Industry Excellence Awards recognise creative, commercial and technical smarts. Taking place at …
Read More »International jury announced for Gamescom Award 2012
The international jury has been announced for this year’s Gamescom Awards. MCV and Develop editor-in-chief Michael French, amongst editors Guy Cocker from GameSpot, Tony Mott from EDGE, Christian Nutt from Gamasutra and more will make up some of the 20 editor-in-chiefs and personalities within the games industry who will sit …
Read More »Art Academy sells over 500k in UK
With the upcoming release of Nintendo’s 3DS XL system and New Art Academy, the publisher has confirmed that the original DS game sold over half a million copies in the UK. The original Art Academy continues to be one of the top performing Nintendo DS games each week,” confirmed marketing …
Read More »Rhianna Pratchett is lead writer for Tomb Raider
Square Enix studio Crystal Dynamics has announced that Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer of Tomb Raider. Pratchett has scripted many games including Mirror’s Edge, Heavenly Sword and Prince of Persia. She previously worked as a games journalist for PC Zone. Rhianna has been working on the game with the …
Read More »IN-DEPTH: New Ukie strategy targets game start-ups and studios
UK games industry trade body Ukie today talked MCV through the organisation’s new strategy for games developers. A new three-pronged approach spearheaded by new CEO Jo Twist sees Ukie ramp up what it can offer to studios and new firms as well as continue the political lobbying and market research …
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