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Asda has asked around 15 of its entertainment distributors to set up direct accounts, should its relationship with Woolworths-owned buying team EUK ‘suddenly deteriorate’. And the supermarket has even admitted that it could be tempted into buying EUK as a last resort. That’s according to Cue Entertainment, which reports that …
Read More »Dubai the way
If naming all PAL territories were a pub quiz question, the Middle East would be the answer everyone would be kicking themselves for forgetting come the pint’n’pig snacks break. With piracy and typically harsh censorship rife, it’s little wonder that the region has never won status as a particular priority …
Read More »Iwata: DSi not a reaction to iPhone
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has detailed some of the functions of the new DSi, whilst dismissing the idea that the product is reaction to the success of iPhone or the technologoical ability of PSP. In an interview with Nikkei Net, Iwata said that instead the goal was to make the …
Read More »Probst becomes US Olympic Chair
EA chairman Larry Probst has been named the new boss of the US Olympic Committee (USOC). Probst, who recinded his role of CEO at EA after 23 years when John Riccitiello took over the role last year, becomes chairman of the organisation. The 10-member Olympic Board chose Probst in a …
Read More »DS Lite still has huge untapped potential
In an interview with Wired.com, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway has stated that the unveiling of DSi doesn’t mean the end of the DS Lite. When asked whether DSi would replace DS Lite, Dunaway said: Right now we’re still working through what the …
Read More »Epic targets casual gamers
With just weeks until the highly anticipated release of Gears of War 2, Epic design director Clifford Bleszinski has told MCV that the developer is targeting the casual gamer. For the full story, visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz
Read More »Sam Houser stumps up for Obama
From Developmag.com : GamePolitics has an interesting post up dissecting the various filings available on each of the presendtial candidates, and has sifted through the Republican and Democrat donations lists to find key luminaries. Did you know Will Wright was a republican? Does it surprise you that Sam Houser and …
Read More »Virtual Worlds London will be ‘most vital ever’
The fifth Virtual Worlds conference is set to kick off in just over two weeks, and the organiser has told MCV that attending the event is more vital than ever for the video games industry. Starting Monday October 20th and finishing October 21st, Virtual Worlds London 2008 aims to help …
Read More »News Analysis: Store wars
Retail came in for strong criticism after a series of dramatic price cuts, as we reported last week (MCV 26/09). With Morrisons slashing 50 per cent off the price of EA’s Mercenaries 2 and Asda trimming The Force Unleashed to 30 a week after release, the industry has already voiced concerns …
Read More »Independents day finally arrives
The response from indies to last week’s price wars story online was phenomenal – both in its quantity and its choler. Yet despite a no less gloom-sodden cover story this week, it might be time for indies to celebrate. After all, the real spice in the battle between EUK’s ‘everything’s …
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