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How would you categorise the current relationship between the games industry’s PR community and the specialist press? Richard Eddy, Codemasters : At its best and most professional there’s an understanding and respect between both sides. We both strive to deliver the best story, the best assets and the best feature, …
Read More »Full global sales reports planned
Frustrated global sales analysts, rejoice; the leading charts authorities in the world are close to agreeing a new monthly report that will offer definitive sales data for ‘the whole planet’. The news comes after GFK-ChartTrack, NPD and Enterbrain launched the Top Global Markets Report last month – bringing together monthly …
Read More »Atari: ‘We’ll be a billion dollar distributor’
Namco Bandai’s investment in Infogrames’ European and Asian distribution business will create an entirely new spin-off firm that could bring up to a quarter of the European trade’s games to market. That was the message from Infogrames CEO David Gardner as he revealed his company’s intentions to MCV. Namco Bandai …
Read More »New UK 360 price cuts on the way
It looks as though there’s going to be another wave of Xbox 360 price cuts in time for Christmas in the UK – at Woolworths, at least. According to a leaked scan of the new Woolworths magazine by a cheeky employee, the Xbox 360 Arcade will be put on sale …
Read More »DSGi competitor hits UK market
French retail giant Casino is set to launch a major assault on the UK, with the firm setting its sights on stealing market share from DSGi, Comet, Tesco and Amazon amongst others. The firm will be launching its online arm, Cdiscount into the UK before the end of this year, …
Read More »GAME takeover rumours resurface
The Royal Bank of Scotland has relit the touchpaper on the long-running rumour of US retail giant GameStop’s interest in acquiring The GAME Group. The rumination came in an RBS note to analysts today, in which it also allayed fears that Morrisons’ ‘crazy’ prices drops on games this week will …
Read More »Capcom goes casual
Japanese publisher/developer Capcom has revealed it wants to sign up sports games developed by independent studios in the West as part its bid to target the casual games space. In its 2008 investors report, published today, the Japanese publisher/developer’s COO said the firm is still keen to grow its slate …
Read More »Gizmondo boss confirms console’s 08 return
The new, improved Gizmondo mk.2 console will definitely be on sale in Europe by Christmas. No need to check your screen: that’s a promise by the CEO of the creator of the handheld console. Mediapower boss Rich Jenkins has shown off the new system for the first time to a …
Read More »Religious group condemns Muslim Massacre
A leading Muslim youth group has poured scorn on a new online Flash title which encourages users to ‘wipe out the Muslim race [sic]’. The Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and more national newspapers have printed the Ramadhan Foundation’s comments condemning Muslim Massacre yesterday – handing the game unprecedented publicity into …
Read More »That’s not all, folks
WBIE is pretty new to the games industry – what’s your strategy? Our main objective is to establish all of the Warner Bros. franchises in the video game market, and not just to be a movie games publisher. I’d like to ensure that the franchises we have are anticipated by …
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