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The first daily news and community resource for trade and consumers across India will go live during the build-up to the world’s biggest games show this summer. MCV India will officially launch just ahead of E3 in Los Angeles and offer English language, locally-derived content. Mumbai-based Sameer Desai has been …
Read More »Gaikai app brings triple-A to Facebook
Cloud gaming firm Gaikai is now streaming big console games such as The Witcher 2 and Saints Row: The Third through its new Facebook app. The application, currently in beta, will be the first serious test of whether triple-A games can exist and thrive on the social games platform. It’sexclusively …
Read More »"Christmas" release for Halo 4
Microsoft has taken a step closer to confirming the release date for Halo 4, today saying it will launch ‘this Christmas’. It’s known that the game is arriving towards the end of 2012, but typically the Halo games (and other key Microsoft end-of-year shooters) have arrived in September. ‘Christmas’ would …
Read More »Do you sell PC product? Want a free Apple TV?
If you’re involved in selling PC hardware or software, you should register now to attend the PCR Retail Boot Camppowered by Innergie. And all retailers who attend will go home with a VIP Gift Bag, including a free Apple TV system. PCR Retail Boot Camp is an exciting new conference …
Read More »OPINION: End of the GAME drama renews the market
The problem posed by a large operation like GAME Group was the shadow it cast over everyone else. GAME was a hefty beast. With two major High Street brands, over 600 UK stores, almost 6,000 employees-cum-hardcore gamers, no wonder it was looked at with both awe and scorn. It used …
Read More »Sign up for MCV Nordic email services
If you’re involved in the Scandinavian games market, you really should sign up to receive email news digests from our sister site, MCV Nordic. It’s easy to do. If you already receive emails from MCV, simply login and update your email preferences by ticking the box that says ‘Send me …
Read More »MCVuk.com breaks traffic records
MCV Onlineattracted over half a million readers and over 2m pageviews in March, hitting core consumers as well as trade. MCVuk.com posted a record-breaking 506k unique users during the month, with pageviews also hitting a record-breaking 2m for the period,according to Google Analytics data. In short, MCVuk.com affirmed itself as …
Read More »GAME: A history in headlines
While GAME’s recent tumult has dominated the headlines, it’s easy to forget the many other times GAME has surprised, pleased – and occasionally dismayed – the trade. And MCV reported on pretty much all of them.MCV dug through the archive to recall the twists that built a respected retail powerhouse.. …
Read More »OpCapita winning eleventh hour deal to buy GAME UK, says Telegraph
Investment firm OpCapita WILL be the new owner of the UK GAME stores, according to the Telegraph. A report this evening from the national newspaper says that discussions this weekend has put the firm back in the lead to be the owner of the chain. OpCapital tabled a bid for …
Read More »Street Fighter producer steps down temporarily
Popular Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono says he will be ‘out of the limelight for a while’ following his hospitalisation. Ono was admitted to hospital last week after his physical condition "heavily deteriorated" during a game promotion tour across Asia. "I’ll be out of the limelight as fighting game series …
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