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Team 17 has turned its back on third-party publishers in favour of digital distribution. The UK-based studio is returning to its publishing roots by increasing the number of downloadable games it produces – at least 15 SKUs in 2010 alone. The company has only released two boxed games over the …
Read More »Green Man Gaming to add seven staff
Green Man Gaming is hiring seven new recruits after securing additional funding. The ambitious digital firm is also launching its mobile Android platform next year, and is seeking partnerships with retailers across the world – including those based in the US. CEO Paul Sulyok said: We will be rolling our …
Read More »Publishers rush to October MCM Expo
Seven leading video games publishers have already signed up for MCM Expo. Firms that will be exhibiting at the October show include Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Tecmo Koei and Rising Star. MCM Expo’s organisers are also hoping to sign up new publishers that have not attended before. We are …
Read More »US: Best Buy rolls out pre-owned
Big-box American retailer Best Buy is to roll out its pre-owned games offer to 600 stores across the US this Sunday (August 29th), it has confirmed. The retailer signalled its intention to make the move in June. To begin with consumers will be able to trade-in their titles for in-store …
Read More »Blockbuster bankruptcy draws closer
Following predictions earlier this month, Blockbuster has apparently informed a number of its key partners that it will be entering into a pre-planned bankruptcy” agreement in mind-September. LA Times reports that the retailer’s chief executive Jim Keyes flew to LA last week to meet representatives from studios such as 20th …
Read More »BBCs games plan goes into Top Gear
Big names in gaming have joined BBC Worldwide as the firm prepares to announce its first wave of titles. Former THQ and Disney Interactive exec Paul Joffe has joined as VP of production, while Ben Badgett is the firm’s new creative director – Badgett was previously director of gaming at …
Read More »GAME confirms senior departures
Three members of UK retailer GAME’s senior management team have departed the company, MCV can reveal. Group Online and Digital Operations managing director Alex Croft, HR manager Malcolm Knight and Scandinavia, Czech Republic and emerging markets regional MD Adolf Kristjansson have reached agreement with the board that it is the …
Read More »Playboy forms video games label
Adult entertainment giant Playboy is to press ahead with plans to form a new digital video games label this year and has reached an agreement with German games specialist Bigpoint to back the service. The publisher and developer will play a key part is the creation of games content for …
Read More »Industry unfazed by Bribery Act
The Government has passed a bill that could class video game PR launches and goodies as ‘bribes’. Section 7 will create a new offence next spring that charges firms failing to prevent bribery with an unlimited fine or up to ten years imprisonment. However, the industry’s leading press officers say …
Read More »LGF kicks off Earls Court next month
Plans for the UK games industry’s fourth week-long celebration of video games are starting to shape up. This year’s London Games Festival will kick off with a high-profile opening ceremony at Earls Court on September 30th, and for the next month take in a raft of industry events – culminating …
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