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Download the Media Special issue of MCV now

The latest edition of MCV, featuring our Media Special, isnow available digitally. This week’s issue contains a 10-page examination of the games media business, looking at how magazine giants are coping with the decline of print, how online leaders are countering the rise of the ‘enthusiast press’ and how a …

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MCV reports on Daily Mail story, descends into nonsense

Let’s get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft’s fault. Not the kid’s for spending all the money. Not the dad’s for letting her child have access to her bank card. Dispel thoughts of bad parenting. Close your eyes, breathe deeply and become …

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Koch: ‘Nobody is abandoning physical’

Having won new deals to handle Sega and THQ games in Europe, Koch Media boss Klemens Kundratitz says a paradigm shift lies ahead for publishers on the continent. The distributor expects more games publishers to abandon costly regional operations in favour of local partners as they try to invest more …

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Channel 4 News to describe Habbo as "paedophile haven"

Kids social network Habbo (formerly Habbo Hotel) will tonight be labelled as a paedophile haven” by a special report on Channel 4 News tonight. Kernel reports that the show will highlight the extent of sexually explicit material on the social network”, with one newspaper already preparing national coverage. It’s not …

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CEX founder to star in The Secret Millionaire tonight

Tonight’s episode of Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire will star CEX founder Bobby Dudani. The successful retail boss will visit Croydon to speak and work with victims of the London 2011 riots in Croydon, which suffered some of the most severe disturbance. CEX itself suffered at the hands of …

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Microsoft describes Inside Xbox closure as "logical"

The cancellation of Inside Xbox has been described as logical by Xbox Europe interactive entertainment VP Chris Lewis. The show, which was broadcast on Xbox Live, was scrapped in May, with Microsoft saying that it had decided to move away from the current first-party produced content model and transition to …

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Imagine merges X360 and 360 Magazine

Games mags X360 and 360 Magazine have been merged by publisher Imagine. The change takes place immediately, with the X360 brand chosen as the identity with which the pair will move forwards. Having been involved with both magazines throughout the last five years, it would be fair to say that …

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Ambitious TheSixthAxis attending E3

Independent UK website TheSixthAxis is attending E3 for the second year running, serving its hungry audience’s demands for the latest games news. TheSixthAxis started as a passion project for two friends but has attracted a steadily growing audience and consistently adds new writing talent to a team of dedicated volunteers. …

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Microsoft confirms E3 2012 press briefing

Microsoft will hold its pre-E3 media conference on June 4th, the platform holder has confirmed. The Monday press briefing will take place at The Galen Center in Los Angeles. Attendees are being asked to arrive by 9am PST (5pm UK time). Sony’s E3 2012 press conference will take place later …

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