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The worlds largest games show in Cologne has agreed a wide-ranging partnership with MCV and Develop. Included in the alliance is a dedicated lounge area which will be available to use for free by readers of the Intent Media publications and websites. Special editions of both print editions will also …
Read More »Square Enix and MCV on the hunt for UK trade’s ultimate assassin
UK retailers and trade execs, publishers, developers and media will compete for prizes in a bid to find out who is the ultimate assassin in Hitman: Sniper Challenge. MCV has teamed up with Square Enix for a series of mini-leagues centred around Hitman: Sniper Challenge, the addictive downloadable experience available …
Read More »Average UK gamer spent £334 in 2012
ShopTo.net has released the results of a survey claiming the average UK gamer spent 334 last year on their hobby. The survey was conducted via e-mail between the 15th and 17th of June 2012, recieved just over 9,000 responses, with a sampling error of plus or minus seven percent. ShopTo.net …
Read More »Nintendo offering "insane" incentives for digital Wii U publishers
Nintendo will offer bigger revenue cuts on digital downloads for the Wii U than other gaming platform providers, according to a report. A source working for a European developer” toldWii U Dailythat the console giant is offering insane incentives to publishers to sell on its new eShop. He said that …
Read More »David Yarnton leaving Nintendo UK
David Yarnton is to leave Nintendo, the platform-holder has confirmed to MCV this morning. Yarnton has worked at Nintendo for almost 20 years, holding positions at the Australian and UK offices. He was first a sales director at Nintendo Australia and moved to the UK business in 2003. Nintendo UK …
Read More »Chinese games giant Tencent buys Epic Games stake
One of the giants of games and internet in China has made a move into the West – Tencent has announced it will buy a minority stake in Epic Games. Nothing much changes for the studio responsible for Unreal Engine and games including Gears of War. It will still be …
Read More »UKIE rallies around tax breaks for developers
UK trade body UKIE has called on the games industry for input for a collective response to the government’s new period of consultation on tax breaks policy. The UK Treasurytoday opened a period of consultationwith a view to finalising the details of the proposed Tax Breaks policy. "UKIE’s consultation programme …
Read More »All GAME Australia stores to close
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, administrator for GAME, has today announced that 16 stores are set to close today, with all stores closing soon. Kate Warwick, administrator at PwC, said: "In the interests of creditors, the 31 remaining GAME stores are to be closed over the coming weeks and a final closing down sale …
Read More »Join Disney, RBS, Ladbrokes, BSkyB, MEC and more at Monetising Mobile
Top brands and agencies are signed up to attend ME’s conference on rich media ads next month. Join them! Monetising Mobiletakes place at One Wimpole Street, London, on July 12th. The conference will examine the arrival of exciting new formats into the mobile advertising space. It will show how ads …
Read More »Yoshida: We are ‘very happy’ with Vita so far
PS Vita got short shrift during Sony’s E3 presentation, but don’t mistake that for a lack of energy behind the new handheld. According to Sony, the firm focused on just three big brands heading to Vita – Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty and YouTube – to prove the device’s star …
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