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Rising Star Games has signed the rights to a major new franchise from the Japanese creator of the internationally successful Hello Kitty licence. Angel Cat Sugar has already spawned over 200 products across various categories in Asia and Europe. The video game will arrive in Europe just in time for …
Read More »New Edge Online team named
Future Publishing has appointed two new editors to continue Edge Online’s development, following this morning’s news that the site’s former editorial team has left the publication. As part of the site’s closer integration with Edge magazine, Alex Wiltshire, previously the magazine’s deputy editor, has been made Edge Online’s editor. Tom …
Read More »Wii Sports Resort coming in July
Nintendo UK has confirmed to MCV that Wii Sports Resort – the sequel to the original Wii Sports game – will be hitting the UK in July. The title will be released in Japan in June, and will follow in other global territories a month later. It is believed that …
Read More »Eidos: Batman will be the stand-out game of 2009
Batman Arkham Asylum will be one of the biggest titles of the year and set a new benchmark for licensed video games, says Eidos. The claim follows similar bold comments by Activision Blizzard, who last week told MCV that Modern Warfare 2 had the potential to be the ‘No. 1 …
Read More »Gian Luzio joins The Hut
Former Play.com head of games Gian Luzio has joined rising online retailer The Hut as product director. During his seven-year stint at Play, Luzio was instrumental in leading the firm to three MCV Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the games team claimed the Golden Joystick awards for best …
Read More »DSi launch puts £14m in retail tills
Opening weekend sales of Nintendo’s DSi generated 14 million for UK retailers, MCV estimates 92,000 DSi units were sold in the device’s first three days on sale, making the system the fourth-fastest selling console in UK history. Senior product manager for DS James Honeywell told MCV: DSi’s launch is just the beginning …
Read More »Tesco reveals renewed games push
Supermarket behemoth Tesco has vowed to become a dominant force in video games retail after snapping up key personnel from EUK. The firm told MCV this week that it will forge stronger relationships with suppliers and increase dedicated games shelf space, in a bid to shake off a reputation as …
Read More »Ubisoft drops Ubidays
Publishers’ European media and trade events are becoming few and far between – as the recession bites and firms turn their heads to a less US-centric E3. MCV can reveal that Ubisoft this week became the latest publisher to drop its popular European trade event – Ubidays. The two-day expo …
Read More »Moulding the future
What was behind the decision to re-launch Zavvi?We tried to get the Woolworths name back in December – and we were keen to reinvent both them and Zavvi as online retailers. They are both such strong brands – Woolworths phenomenally so. But Shop Direct came in for Woolworths, and we …
Read More »E3 Expo: Advance registration ends soon
Advanced registration for the E3 Expo ends this month – and the organisers of the show are encouraging UK execs to get their applications in early. E3 Expo – which promises ‘the biggest games and the biggest names’ – will allow UK professionals to test-drive the latest video game titles, …
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