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Sales of online gaming cards have risen dramatically over the last year. Incomm, one of the leading providers of these cards, told MCV its sales have increased by 200 per cent since 2009. The company delivers cards for a number of leading games brands in the UK, including Xbox Live, …
Read More »Zattikka raises $5.5m through funding drive
Studio ready to bolster recruitment, R&D and marketing effort
Read More »Pachter still expects online COD fees
Outspoken US video games analyst Michael Pachter has told MCV that despite Activision’s three-pronged denial that it is intending to introduce paid-for multiplayer in its Call of Duty titles, he still believes Activision is planning some premium functionality for future titles. If they say you won’t ever HAVE to pay-to-play …
Read More »Online fees for COD rubbished
Despite suggestions to the contrary, it looks as if Activision has absolutely no plans to introduce additional fees for the online multiplayer component of Call of Duty. Speaking on his blog FourZeroTwo, Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Robert Bowling issued the following blanket statement: To be clear: There is not, and …
Read More »3D gives online gamers an advantage
Still not sure about forking out in excess of 1,500 for a new stereoscopic 3D TV? Well, Sony reckons that playing in 3D will not only enhance your gaming experience but also enhance your chances of winning online. Speaking to Edge, SCEE’s senior development manager for the Worldwide Studios stereoscopic …
Read More »We R Interactive arrives
New online publisher We R Interactive has gone live and is making some bold claims about what it sees as the future of digital games publishing. The company is headed by former Sony PlayStation and Eidos guru Davis Rose, former ITV commissioning editor Oli Madgett, Bigballs Films founder Chris Kelly, …
Read More »Hirshberg: Activision should be loved
Clearly not afraid of setting himself some heady expectations on day one, the new CEO of Activision publishing Eric Hirshberg has stated that one of his main objectives is to address the negative impression many online games enthusiasts have of Activision. I only have my perceptions as a outsider to …
Read More »Amazon enters grocery sector
In a surprise move, online retail giant Amazon has begun offering groceries on its website. The move is bizarrely reminiscent of an April Fools’ story posted by MCV earlier in the year where we joked that GAME was breaking into the fruit and veg market in an effort to fight …
Read More »VAT rise wont affect online
Online retailers with distribution facilities off the UK mainland are safe from the VAT hike. The likes of HMV, Amazon, Play and The Hut run operations from Jersey or Guernsey, which means they’ll remain unaffected by the increase. Digital distributors not based in the UK will also be able to …
Read More »E3 sends MCV Online soaring
E3 has rubber-stamped MCV as the biggest single games trade site in Europe. According to Google Analytics, the online version of the UK-based publication welcomed 108,251 unique users between Sunday June 13th and Saturday June 19th. Over 300 different stories, plus opinion, analysis and links to live events were posted …
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