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The doors of this year’s E3 Expo open on Monday at midday (US time) – and if you’re one of the lucky ones going, you will be among the first to test-drive the newest products and latest technologies from the world’s leading interactive entertainment companies. But are you fully prepared …
Read More »Tretton: E3 09 needs exciting floor show
Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton has called for a return to the ‘exciting floor show’ of bygone E3 Expos. Tretton’s comments echo those of EA Sports’s Peter Moore and THQ’s Ian Curran, who have both demanded that the event regain some razzmatazz” and strut and swagger”. Last year’s …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Asylum dated
Eidos has confirmed to MCV that Batman: Arkham Asylum will be released on August 28th in Europe – and three days earlier in North America. Fans will be pleased to hear that Eidos stuck to its word on the title – after initially delaying the release to the ‘end of …
Read More »Infogrames FY losses grow to 226.1m
Infogrames has posted a loss of €226.1 million for FY 2008-2009 – an increase on the €51.1 million it suffered in its previous year. The firm blamed ‘substantial write-offs and goodwill impairments’ on its publishing operations – as well as losses due to the exit of its distribution business in …
Read More »Midway to auction its remaining assets
Midway is hoping to sell off the company’s entire collection of assets within a month. The bankrupt company will hold an auction where interested parties can bid for items across its whole range of assets, IP and studios. Warner Bros recently launched a $33m bid to acquire a Midway’s Mortal …
Read More »Xbox 360 global sales surpass 30m
Microsoft has revealed that Xbox 360 sales have topped 30 million worldwide. The firm today boasted that Xbox 360 has achieved the highest percentage growth in hardware sales of any console so far in 2009, up 28 percent over the same period in 2008. The community for Xbox Live has …
Read More »3D gaming awaits its day in the sun
Ubisoft thinks that the unveiling of its 3D technology will be the most memorable moment of E3 – and even influence the design of all future games. The publisher’s executive director of EMEA, Alain Corre, told MCV this week that Ubisoft is confident attendees would be left ‘dreaming’ of the …
Read More »THQ on E3: Give us razzmatazz
THQ’s international EVP Ian Curran has told MCV that he wants this year’s E3 to provide the razzmatazz” that has been sorely lacking at the last two Expos. His sentiments echo those of EA Sports’ Peter Moore, who has called for a return to E3’s strut and swagger” at next …
Read More »Moore calls for ‘strut and swagger’ at E3
EA Sports president Peter Moore has called for E3 to claim back some ‘strut and swagger’ at next week’s expo. In an exclusive interview with MCV, Moore requested that E3 "return to its roots" after two years of downsizing and disappointment. He said: If there was ever a time when …
Read More »Koei and Tecmo form powerhouse
Koei and Tecmo will be re-branded Tecmo-Koei ahead of the publisher’s aggressive expansion into Western territories, MCV understands. The news follows big-money European acquisitions by rival Square-Enix, which purchased Eidos last month, and Namco-Bandai, which is set to finalise a deal for Atari’s European distribution business. Tecmo-Koei will focus on …
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