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Nolan Bushnell, the man behind Pong who is often credited as the original pioneer of arcade and home video gaming, will receive the Fellowship at this year’s Game British Academy Video Games Awards. The original Atari founder said: I am humbled to be selected for this honour from the British …
Read More »15 more Zavvi stores axed
The joint Administrators of Zavvi UK have today announced the immediate closure of a further 15 stores. The closures will lead to the redundancy of 295 employees, bringing the total number of jobs lost since the firm went into administration to 889. Administrator Ernst & Young closed 18 stores on …
Read More »Street Fighter IV tour visiting Gamestation and HMV
Capcom is to tour UK retailers with the original Street Fighter IV arcade release, giving the public a chance to sample the game in its original form before the February 20th console release. Starting in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gamestation, Capcom has currently confirmed five dates, including a stop at London’s …
Read More »Gem celebrates 25 years of success
Distributor Gem is celebrating its 25th year at the heart of the UK PC and video games trade, a timeline which spans numerous key milestones and is almost as long as the industry itself. The company was formed in 1984 and landed the all important Microsoft contract in 1988. After …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Rising Star reassures retail
Rising Star Games has moved to reassure Australian retailers and consumers that the collapse of distributor Red Ant will not have a negative effect on its supply into the country. International Commercial Manager Ben Chalmers-Stevens told MCV that the company is well placed to launch its March 2009 key titles …
Read More »Staff review at GAME as key roles switch south
GAME Group is looking to consolidate its head office teams, incurring job losses at its York base as a result. A consultation process affecting up to 80 roles has now begun, as the retail chain unifies all key management in Basingstoke. Gamestation managing director Martyn Gibbs will move south, taking …
Read More »Future endures challenging quarter for games portfolio
Future Publishing has blamed ‘tough conditions at the newstands’ for an unspectacular, if resilient, trading update for the three months to December 31st, 2008. The US and UK company revealed that Games – its single biggest portfolio, comprising 32 per cent of its business in FY08 – had a challenging …
Read More »Broadband tax to reimburse publishers?
The UK’s communications minister is set to propose that the Government impose a universal levy on broadband bills to compensate entertainment companies for their losses from illegal downloads. Lord Carter is to unveil his new report setting out his vision for Digital Britain next week, according to The Telegraph. The …
Read More »Amazon appoints Games Director
Online retail giant Amazon.co.uk has hired internet veteran Chris Poad as director of software and video games Poad was previously employed as head of e-commerce at the UK subsidiary of German company OTTO, where he was responsible for the online retail strategy for home shopping businesses such as Grattan and …
Read More »MCV Awards lobbying – all you need to know
The MCV Awards ’09 will take place on Thursday, April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London. And you now have just one month to help us decide who makes the shortlist. By lobbying the MCV team, you can nominate yourself or another oustanding individual or company which has gone …
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