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GamesAid will be teaming up with Sega for its first annual Cricket Challenge Cup. The event takes place on London’s Kew Green on September 8th. Four teams will compete in 10/10 matches, with the aim of raising 2,000 for GamesAid. The four teams are: Sega All-Stars, captained by John Clark; …
Read More »What next for CHIPS?
It is an end of an era. CHIPSWORLD has closed all 12 of its company-owned stores and has made its staff redundant. The indie chain has been jointly run by Nik Agar and Don McCabe for 24 years. But it’s not quite all over for the brand. CHIPS’ franchise business …
Read More »THQ and WWEs direct relationship
The lucrative WWE video games franchise will benefit greatly from the new direct relationship” between publisher THQ and the sports entertainment company, according to UK marketing director Jon Rooke. It benefits us massively,” Rooke told MCV. In previous years, we’ve effectively had to communicate with WWE via Jakks Pacific and …
Read More »MCV goes big at Gamescom
Trade leader MCV has unveiled plans for its biggest ever presence at Gamescom in Cologne. As part of a special agreement between Europe’s biggest trade news source and the premier games show, MCV will be distributing an extra high circulation print edition, whilst also running a dedicated online newswire. The …
Read More »Budget boosted by supermarket growth
The budget games sector has seen its sales soar at key UK supermarkets. Leading grocers have doubled their market share in games over the last 12 months, which has had a positive impact on value PC publishers, such as Focus, Mastertronic and Avanquest. Supermarkets have become a key destination for …
Read More »Major publishers line up for MCM Expo
Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Tecmo Koei, Capcom and Namco Bandai have all signed up for the next MCM Expo in October. The Q4 event, which takes place as part of London Games Festival, will host games including Marvel vs Capcom 3, Enslaved, Majin: The Forsaken Kingdom and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja …
Read More »Specialmove gets new website and mascot
Recruitment specialist Specialmove has a brand new website and mascot: AKA-Maru. The robot (pictured) was created by Hawaiian artist and designer Leo Blanchette, and has been created to coincide with the firm’s new site. The website now allows job hunters to find employers through a search engine that matches jobs …
Read More »Cousens issues pre-owned warning
Publishers must find a way to monetize sales of pre-owned software if developers are to maintain their ability to expand the potential of games – that’s the warning of Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens. In terms of traditional publishing, the maturing formats have shown rapid decline and portable markets have been …
Read More »THQ: Red Dead hurt UFC 2010 sales
THQ says the runaway success of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption’s damaged sales of its brawler UFC 2010. The 2009 edition of UFC was a smash hit, debuting at the top of the All Formats Charts and even receiving a nomination for Sales Triumph in this year’s MCV Awards. So expectations were high …
Read More »Is 3D already in trouble?
There are significant doubts about whether the success 3D has seen at cinemas can translate to the home. For one, consumers have only just upgraded to HD, and it’s going to take something big to encourage adoption of another large, flatscreen TV – especially as 3D TVs currently cost over 1,000. …
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