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Mike Hayes has a lot on his plate after stepping up from his Euro role to oversee Sega’s entire Western business. Colin Campbell asks him how he’s finding life in his new San Francisco office – and handling the tricky job of managing two territories… Two years ago, Sega moved …
Read More »Cherie Blair becomes games exec
In what we’re already comfortably predicting will be the oddest gaming news of the week, Cherie Blair has become a director of an e-sports games company. The wife of ex-PM Tony, 54, and son Nicky, 23, have joined the board of Magnitude Gaming – a semi-professional outfit that play video …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Batman swoops to No.1
Batman: Arkham Asylum is this week’s UK number one. According to GfK-ChartTrack data for the week ending August 29th, the Eidos-published and Rocksteady-developed game has toppled Wii Sports Resort from its throne. Batman was the only significant release of last week – the new Wii Sports had to make do …
Read More »Disney’s surprise $4bn Marvel swoop
Two giants of entertainment are set to merge following Disney’s move today to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4bn. The surprise acquisition would see the company famous for Mickey Mouse and the Pixar movies grow to include properties like of Spider-Man and the X-Men. In a statement, Disney said the move …
Read More »Are you ready for a better job?
Are you considering looking for a new job in the industry? As the bank holiday draws close, are you tempted by a move to a new workplace? If so the MCV jobs board is the place to start your search. This week there are numerous exciting positions available, including our …
Read More »Sony reminds us of its real power
The console’s new price cut and redesign addresses many of the quibbles on both sides. But while it’s all well and good Sony saying that the sales will now pick up (as Andrew House did in MCV last week – and discusses in more depth on page 16), what’s more …
Read More »Brand Licensing Europe guide available here now…
MCV sister site Licensing.biz has published a full guide to next month’s Brand Licensing Europe event – available to view online or download to your desktop now. The 24-page publication provides an exhaustive round-up of what you can expect to see on the showfloor at Olympia from September 30th to …
Read More »Mininova threatened with £4m fine
The world’s largest BitTorrent site has been ordered to remove all Copyright files on its site or face a fine of up to €5 million (4.4m). A Dutch Court has given the site three months to complete the order, say reports. The Utrecht District Court agreed with Stichting Brein, a …
Read More »Champ Man – the cheapest big release ever
Okay, so it’s really being sold for 2.51, given there’s a ‘transaction fee’ added into the mix, but it’s still the lowest ever price for a new game release. It’s not strictly an original move – misery rock band Radiohead did a similar thing with its 2007 album In Rainbows …
Read More »The Pirate Bay shut down
A Swedish Court yesterday successfully ordered notorious BitTorrent portal The Pirate Bay be shut down – only for it to re-open, fully operational, today. The Court ordered that The Pirate Bay be disconnected, with the site’s ISP Black Internet threatened with a fine of $70,600 if it didn’t terminate the …
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