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Koch Media has stepped up its focus on Nintendo products by expanding its team to sell into new markets. Three years after launching the Nindie.com division, the company has responded to the recent widening of the supply chain for Nintendo products by increasing its investment in both existing and new …
Read More »OnLive: Game On or another Gizmondo?
OnLive is the brainchild of Mike McGarvey (the onetime global head of Eidos) and Steve Perlman (developer of QuickTime and WebTV). It promises to allow state-of-the art online gaming without users owning a game, or even a console. All you need is a PC or Mac. Or even a TV …
Read More »Three weeks to book for MCV Awards
There are just three weeks until this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards, with tickets and tables already close to selling out. The big night takes place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, London. Always a sell-out, the Awards attract over 600 retailers and excutives from the UK games market. …
Read More »Games industry mourns Frank Herman
All corners of the games industry are uniting this week in fond memory of Frank Herman, who died on Monday. MCV is reporting his passing today, following the funeral yesterday, to ensure that the many friends of Frank in the UK, Europe, US and Japan get an opportunity to pay …
Read More »Exclusive Nintendo DSi preview
Nintendo is bringing the most anticipated hardware of the year to retail next week – and we’ve been given a sneak peek. You can read our special preview of Nintendo’s DSi here.
Read More »COMPETITION: Win a Nintendo DSi
Nintendo’s always been super-generous with its prizes, but this time it’s pulled out all the stops. Get this: you could win a DSi, the hottest format of the moment, delivered direct to you on the day it’s released, April 3rd. To be in with a shout, just answer the following …
Read More »Thinking about getting a new job?
Are you considering looking for a new job in the industry? If so the MCV jobs board is the best place to start your search. This week there are numerous positions available, including our three featured jobs, which all offer a fantastic opportunity to further your career. With a large …
Read More »GAME' winning formula
Usually, it’s never a good sign when a business calls on an external exec to head up a new strategy or merger. But GAME isn’t your usual retailer. At the start of the year, when the economic pinch put the squeeze on the High Street – and even snuffed a …
Read More »Rock Band sales exceed $1bn in US
Sales of the Rock Band series have exceeded the $1 billion mark in North America, after only 15 months of being on sale. The figures come from MTV Games, citing figures from NPD Group. In addition, over 40 million tracks have been downloaded and purchased for the title. Viacom, which …
Read More »Trade braced for DSi Easter domination
The hardware launch of the year is just a week away, and the UK games industry expects Nintendo’s DSi to give retail a huge boost. The handheld arrives in the UK on Friday, April 3rd, just as consumer spending ramps up ahead of the Easter weekend. Nintendo is hugely influential …
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