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UKIE’s new Chief Executive, Jo Twist talks to MCV about her views on the games industry and her plans for UKIE… With a background in digital and creative technology what will your experience bring to UKIE? Firstly, I play games. I am in no way a hardcore gamer, but my …
Read More »Facebook prepping $100bn IPO
Social giant Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering in a deal which could value the company as much as $100bn. The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC filing for a public offering of stock could come as early as Wednesday this week. The offering is …
Read More »THQ rumoured to be making redundancies in Oz/Japan
A source has told MCV that THQ are making redundancies to their Australian team, while Kotaku is reporting similar in Japan. Earlier today, a source contacted MCV with the news that the Australian THQ offices were being hit with redundancies. Kotaku has also reportedly received similar news, which states that …
Read More »OPINION: Taking great Paine
The surprise news as we went to press on MCV magazine earlier this week was that Nintendo’s Dawn Paine is to leave the firm next month to take an important role at Universal Pictures. The move says plenty about about how drawn to games other forms of entertainment have become.Hugely …
Read More »MCV heads into Nordic territories
Intent Media will launch a trade site and daily email for the exploding Nordic games community this spring. Covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, MCV Nordic will arrive in mid-March with local editors and in partnership with local trade organisations.It will cover all aspects of the industry, from publishing, …
Read More »New Zynga game accused of being Tiny Tower clone
Tiny Tower developer Nimblebit has hit out at Zynga’s upcoming free-to-play tower building game, as it believes it bares a striking resemblance to its 2011 iPhone game of the year. Dream Heights, to be released on mobile, has users build skyscrapers, with each floor an individual shop to attract visitors. …
Read More »The Tube to get Wi-Fi before London Olympics
The London Underground will gain Wi-Fi access in time for the 2012 Olympic Games, according to Transport for London. 120 stations will be decked out with underground web access with TfL’s strategy and service boss Gareth Powell saying that the organisation was in the final stages of a tender process …
Read More »NI closures ‘part of the plan’ – GameStop
GameStop says the closure of its Northern Ireland stores is merely part of its already announced plan to exit the UK brick and mortar market. GameStop Group’s commercial director Michael Finucane, who oversees the business in the UK and Ireland, this morning told MCV that shutting three stores this week …
Read More »ToyNews debuts Kinect Pixar Rush at Toy Fair
MCV’s sister magazine has taken an innovative new game into the heartland of the toy industry: huge London trade show Toy Fair. The ToyNews stand at the event is showing Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect software at the stand – and scored the first UK showing of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar …
Read More »Microsoft Points to be phased out?
Microsoft is to phase out its virtual currency system by the end of the year, according to reports. Inside Mobile Appsreports the console giant will be ditching Microsoft points from Xbox Live, Windows Phone and Zune marketplace.Virtual currency will be replaced by real money transactions based on regional pricing, bringing …
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