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The concern that Nintendo consoles are not a suitable platform for mature-rated games will be tested yet again later this year with the news that the BBFC has granted EA’s upcoming Wii-exclusive Dead Space: Extraction an 18 certificate. No cuts were made to the game, which is an on-rails take …
Read More »EA Visceral boss departs for Activision
Two high-profile EA executives have departed from San Francisco dev Visceral Games to join a brand new Activision studio located nearby, according to reports. Staff at Visceral Games, the studio behind award-winning survival-horror title Dead Space, have been told that general manager Glen Schofield and COO Michael Condrey have departed. …
Read More »DS and Wii publishers scramble for shelf space
A slew of Wii and DS software will fail to make it to store shelves as retailers are forced to be more selective with the games they stock, MCV can reveal. The news follows a Christmas that featured an unprecedented amount of new software for all formats, with publishers moving …
Read More »Comet to charge suppliers for shelf space
Reports have emerged that Kesa-owned UK electrical retailer Comet is looking to charge its suppliers for shelf space in its stores. MarketingWeek reports that the retailer is demanding sums as high as 15,000 from suppliers to get their products into stores across the country. Speaking to MCV, a spokesperson for …
Read More »Richard Garriott quits NCsoft
Space traveller to leave MMO firm as it posts profits drop for quarter ending September 30th
Read More »Garriott quits as NCsoft profits tumble 50%
Leading MMO developer and publisher NCsoft has reported a 50 per cent drop in profits for the financial quarter ending September 30th – and has also been dealt a blow with the news that famed developer Richard Garriot is to leave the firm. NCsoft’s profits for the period fell from …
Read More »Wal-Mart upping Blu-ray shelf space
Leading US retailer (and owner of UK supermarket Asda) is to replace much of its in-store music CD offering with an increased Blu-ray and consumer electronics presence. Home Media Magazine reports that Wal-Mart made the decision after seeing music CD sales slump by 23 per cent in the first month …
Read More »CES increases games focus
The Consumer Electronic Show is boosting the amount of floor space dedicated to video game firms by 65 per cent for the 2008 event. So far the show’s Gaming Showcase currently only lists companies such as Commodore Gaming, Entropia Universe, LumiSource and Red Beard reported Games Industry . However format …
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