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Some of the biggest names in games are going head to head in the MCV Industry Excellence Awards’ People & Industry category. And there are some new names fighting for big prizes too. This is the category boasting some of the most coveted prizes, including Games Publisher, Sales Team, and …

Nominations for the PR & Marketing at the MCV Industry Excellence Awards show key games companies and new games brands battling it out for prestigious prizes. The full list of finalists can be found below. Nine of Microsoft’s 11 total nominations for this years awards are in this category – …

But this generation has delivered a lesson that throws that existence into doubt. It turns out no one ‘owns’ those customers. Gamers can be just as easily distracted by download games via Xbox Live, mobile or social networks as they are by the industry trying to court them. And the …

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It’s one of the worst kept secrets in games – and thankfully, it’s not a secret any more, and it hits shelves in just a matter of days. Sony Ericsson this evening finally took the wrappers off its new PlayStation-oriented games smartphone, the Xperia Play. It is a slide-open device …

But give UK distribution a health check and the results are at first glance alarming. Sure, some of our muscle is stronger than ever. There are a clutch of big companies that I shouldn’t have to name, each with international clout and backing that serve this country’s retailers well. However …

Cutbacks at Activision will result in 500 jobs lost at the publisher, Develop reports. The firm this evening confirmed a restructuring effort to focus on a reduced slate of titles going forward, including the death of the Guitar Hero franchise, some near-completed projects, and layoffs at (and potential closures of) …

When Sir Clive Sinclair launched the ZX Spectrum in 1982, affordable computers were eagerly purchased for the homes of a creative nation. At the same time, the BBC Micro was adopted as the computer platform of choice for most schools and became the cornerstone of computing in British education in …

It’s still a pretty embryonic issue, and few will be drawn on talking about it on the record so early. But closer ties between UKIE and Tiga would be welcomed and useful for the trade. Outside the industry, the two have cemented connections with authorities and score respect from The …

The two UK games industry trade bodies are to start exploring common ground, MCV understands. If successful, an alliance between the publishers’ group UKIE (ne ELSPA) and developer-only outfit Tiga could pave the way for a more unified organisation. Both are hoping to host meetings later this month to explore …