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ELSPA (the Entertainment Leisure & Software Publishers Association) has urged parents looking to purchase games for Christmas to check the game’s packaging for the PEGI age ratings and content descriptors. Games sold in the UK display PEGI ratings – a pan-European gaming-specific rating system instigated and used by all the …
Read More »Sony: Were ahead of Xbox
Sony has moved to dispel Microsoft claims that Xbox is outselling the PS3 in Europe, revealing internal figures that say its console has sold 300,000 more units than Xbox 360 in PAL territories. And the company doesn’t feel it has to follow Microsoft and further ignite consumer interest with a …
Read More »On the Edge
Were you surprised to see Edge claim this year’s award? We had no idea who was going to win. But we’re grateful to everyone for their support. Edge has been around for a long time – it’s 15 years old – so it’s encouraging that it still gets recognition. What …
Read More »94 jobs go at Pinnacle Entertainment
Pinnacle Entertainment has been placed into administration, it has been confirmed. MCV broke the news yesterday morning, when internal sources told us software distribution and publishing arm Pinnacle Software was in trouble. BDO has now confirmed that Matthew Tait and David Gilbert were appointed Joint Administrators of Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd …
Read More »Now GameStop eyes Woolies stores
US games retail giant GameStop has tabled a bid for around half of Woolworths’ 815 stores, MCV understands. If accepted, that would immediately make the firm the UK’s biggest specialist chain – eclipsing GAME’s 397 stores. However, the Basingstoke-based retailer also owns 51 concessions – and, of course, 253 Gamestation …
Read More »Mastertronic grabs Dutch partner
The Mastertronic Group has sold a stake in the business to Dutch entertainment firm Hermans – in a move that has given the company financial security and the opportunity to grow in 2009. The deal follows on from a joint venture between the two parties in 2005 which saw the …
Read More »Square makes late Eidos bid but Warner in pole position
A battle between East and West looks set to decide the future of Eidos. MCV understands that both Warner Bros and Square Enix are ready to mount rival acquisition bids this month for the ailing British publisher. Although national press reports have fingered EA and Ubisoft as potential buyers, nose-tappers …
Read More »Pinnacle falls into administration
Video games distributor Pinnacle Software and parent Pinnacle Entertainment have today lapsed into administration, MCV has learnt. The company’s bosses were told the news this morning, and are currently in emergency meetings. After being set up by MD Peter Sleeman back in 1992, Pinnacle Software went on to create the …
Read More »Michael Phelps game in development
In a recent airing of the long running American television news magazine 60 Seconds, Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps was profiled, revealing the news that he is to be the subject of a video game. While no other details of the title have been revealed, Phelps, who smashed …
Read More »Red Bull first to sponsor PS3 Home
Red Bull has become the first brand to secure a presence in PlayStation Home, and plans to build a tropical island featuring an aeroplane racing game based on the firm’s real world Red Bull Air Race series. For the complete story, click here to visit MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz.
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