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Ubisoft Australia have appointed Nehad Kenanie as their new PR and promotions executive. Nehad rounds out the existing team of Mikey Foley and Anna Chance, and brings experience in tourism and finance, as well as significant experience in consumer technologies. Formerly a consultant at Profesional Public Relations (PPR) where he …
Read More »NINTENDO: Industry elite praises Wii U
Yves Guillemot, CEO, Ubisoft: This new controller really revolutionises the traditional pad. In Assassin’s Creed, you can just imagine what the multiplayer will look like and Ghost Recon Online will leverage the fantastic connectivity of the new controller.” Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment: It has connectivity, advanced graphics …
Read More »GAME: Pre-owned attitudes are changing
Ian Shepherd, the CEO of leading UK games retailer GAME, has said that the attitude of publishers toward pre-owned has changed. As long ago as 2005 publisher bosses were openly bemoaning the revenues lost to retail’s pre-owned sales. It has even been said the sector poses a bigger threat than …
Read More »Big guns fired up for GAME show
Some of the biggest names in games have thrown their weight behind the GAMEfest consumer show. Nintendo, Activision and EA have all booked space to exhibit at the September expo run by GAME. The event takes place from September 16th to 18th and just a matter of days before the …
Read More »Major publishers set for MCM Expo
At least eight big games publishers will exhibit at MCM Expo next month. Nintendo, Capcom, Warner Bros, THQ, Square Enix, Tecmo Koei, PQube and Atari will be attending with more to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Capcom’s recently announced Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition will also get its …
Read More »Publishers back Kapow Comic Con
Several big name game publishers will be showcasing their products at the Kapow Comic Con in London this month. Nintendo, Ubisoft and Codemasters are backing the IGN Arena during the comic book, film and game consumer event. It runs from Saturday, April 9th to Sunday, 10th at the Islington Design …
Read More »Harrison issues chilling warning to publishers
The video games industry of tomorrow is likely to be bossed by a very different leading pack as traditional publishers refuse to accept the changing face of the market. That’s the warning issued by former Sony Worldwide Studios boss and current general partner at London Venture Partners Phil Harrison. "It’s …
Read More »Take-Two wins Metacritic publisher report
Reviews aggregation site Metacritic has named Take-Two as the most critically successful publisher of 2010. The company emerged with a review score average of 77.1 per cent, thanks mainly to the strong reception given to Red Dead Redemption (95 per cent) and Sid Meier’s Civilization V (90 per cent). The …
Read More »EA crowned top publisher of 2010
Electronic Arts has been named the leading games publisher for the second year in a row. The firm took the biggest share of the UK games market in 2010 in terms of revenue generated from games and units sold – as it did in 2009. Data from GfK Chart-Track revealed …
Read More »GameStop: Publishers are starting to accept pre-owned
After a year spent adding new ways to monetise game trade-ins, publishers have learned to accept second-hand sales. That’s according to GameStop’s international boss Mike Mauler, who has told MCV that the chain has seen no negative impact from the introduction of second-user charges that pre-owned games players must pay …
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