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The deal covers weekly and monthly UK games data compiled by ChartTrack on behalf of ELSPA. The new arrangements mean that MCV has secured publishing rights for the Top 40 weekly all formats chart across both its online and print portfolio. MCV will also carry the Top 10 weekly single …
Read More »Middleware firm Havok snapped up by Intel
Develop reports that Havok is to be acquired by Intel for an undisclosed sum. The middleware company’s new owner said the move will let developers working in games and digital animation "take advantage of Intel’s innovation and technology leadership". Havok’s tools, which cover Physics, Animation and character-focused Behavior modules, are …
Read More »ITV boss hits back at Riccitiello comments
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has hit out at video games for existing in a ‘moral vacuum’ compared to television drama. According to Broadcast magazine, Grade said that TV could take the moral high ground over games because it enjoyed the ‘framework of a dramatic narrative’. Grade was responding directly …
Read More »Evolving Gem reveals new identity
Having continued to evolve throughout its 23-year history, Gem’s new logo is an indication that the ambitious company has raised its game once again, says managing director Chris Peacock. The logo is only an indicator of the changes that are taking place,” he told MCV. It was important that we …
Read More »Riccitiello tells TV industry: Youre just as violent as games
Chief executive of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello has told some of the most powerful luminaries in television that games are no more violent a media than TV programmes. Speaking in a presentation to the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention, Riccitiello said video games were ‘unfairly demonised’ in the press for …
Read More »Pro Evo 2008 dated
From October 26th, fans of the mega-selling football franchise will be able to snap up the new version of Pro Evolution Soccer on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, PS2 and mobile, while the PSP and DS versions are to follow in November. The recently revealed Wii version has yet to be …
Read More »Blockbuster acquires stranded ChoicesUK stores
The administrator of ChoicesUK has confirmed that Blockbuster has bought out 59 of the troubled retailer’s outlets. PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed that the stores will be rebranded under the Blockbuster name. The sale will secure employment for approximately 450 employees across the UK. However, 80 ChoicesUK stores remain without a buyer …
Read More »Trade tickets go on sale for Games Media Awards
The Finalists have been announced and invites are on their way to the press. Now the rest of the industry gets the chance to buy tickets to the first ever Games Media Awards on October 11th at London’s Soho Revue bar. With categories across specialist and mainstream outlets, in print …
Read More »Leipzig 1 London 0
There were more Brits there than ever this time, and we must surely hail the organisation, facilities and affordability of this dark horse that seems to have comfortably seen off anything else that northern Europe can muster, whilst IDEF in Cannes looks to grab the southern territories. Is there room …
Read More »Meredith to spearhead Warners Euro push
Meredith (Pictured with Ron Scott) joins Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment as vice president of sales and distribution for Europe, and will oversee the games publishing business, covering sales and trade marketing for WBIE across all European markets. He will report to senior vice president of worldwide sales and distribution, Ron …
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