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10TACLE STUDIOS HALL ONE, I50 The company has a number of titles on show, including Codename Panzers: Cold War (RTS, PC), Black Prophecy (Sci-Fi MMO, PC), a new next-gen project (Action, PC/XBOX360), Boulder Dash – Rocks (Puzzle Game, Nintendo DS and PSP) and Panzer Tactics DS (Strategy, DS). ACTIVISION HALL …
Read More »EA Mobile appoints new marketing manager
MCV sister magazine Mobile Entertainment reports that the former Vodafone Global games boss had a brief tenure with industry standards thinktank OMTP, before re-emerging with this major role. EA Mobile hasn’t been around that long, but already dominates decks the world over with its huge brand portfolio. Harrison will lead …
Read More »ChoicesUK set for administration
Games and DVD rental, sell-through and distribution firm ChoicesUK has reported that it is to go into administration as soon as possible. According to Reuters, the chain stopped trading as of yesterday. Its shares closed at 10.25p – less than four per cent of the value of their all time …
Read More »Epic Games snaps up Polish studio
Gears Of War creator Epic Games has acquired a majority interest in People Can Fly, the Polish development studio behind Painkiller. MCV sister site Develop reports that the two companies first developed a relationship when People Can Fly showed Epic prototypes of an Unreal Engine 3-based multi-platform title they were …
Read More »New individual format charts revealed
ChartTrack hand ELSPA have unveiled two new charts this week, designed to demonstrate the unit sales and value of individual formats. In the first week of the new charts, Nintendo puts in a storming performance, claiming eight out of the top ten games in the units chart, while taking up …
Read More »Midway ready to wow Leipzig expo
US publisher Midway is set to show off the cream of its upcoming portfolio at the Leipzig Game Convention – and has said that it considers the expo a highlight of the industry’s calendar”. The firm will demo titles such as Stranglehold (360, PS3, PC), Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3, PC), …
Read More »UK CHARTS: No disguising Transformers success
Nintendo’s stunning summer performance also rumbles on this week, as the platform holder boasts seven format exclusives across DS and Wii in the top ten, with a notable mention for the ever-popular Wii Play, which rises to take second place. THQ has this week’s highest climber with DS release Purr …
Read More »Popcorn Arcade: We’ll be biggest Wii developer
In a bid to ‘become the biggest developer for the Wii’, they have also hired five new staff: Gerard Mulcahy, Lee Parke and Samuel Hanke join the company as junior programmers while David Wolsey and Marc Geahchan enter the art department. The new studio will be headed up by Robert …
Read More »Mastertronic and Rising Star form alliance
The agreement will see the two companies working together in a new kind of business partnership, in what they believe will give both Mastertronic and Rising Star greater leverage at retail. Mastertronic will work with Rising Star’s sales and marketing team to tackle the High Street, at the same time …
Read More »Industry bowling tournament unveiled
Polish your balls bowling fans, as 505 Games and MCV would like to invite all retail and media to take part in the inaugural Brunswick Pro Bowling Retail & Media Tournament at All Star Lanes, London, on the evening of September 18th 2007. Brunswick Pro Bowling will be published by …
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