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Britain’s new coalition government will prioritise key policy plans and look to find its feet” before beginning discussions on game development tax breaks, a Whitehall source has said. Though it is hoped that the new Liberal-Conservative government will ultimately back game development tax breaks – as both the Lib Dems …
Read More »PS3 unveils MUBI movie service
Sony’s video-on-demand offer for PS3 is to get a further expansion with news that SCEE has partnered with online film library service MUBI. The deal will this autumn bring a host of independent, international and classic movie content to the console, with 300 titles scheduled to be available from launch. …
Read More »2010 looking good for PS3
It’s a year that could yet see the PS3’s strongest ever market performance, and a GfK European Top 30 Chart for the first 15 weeks of 2010 paint a very good picture for Sony’s machine. The numbers come from a Nintendo Investor presentation and are based on GfK International data. …
Read More »Rugby star jailed for DS eBay scam
A British sports star has become possibly the highest profile name ever to be jailed for the piracy of video games. Gareth Raynor, a winger for rugby league team Crusaders, was sentenced to 15 months after being found guilty of selling counterfeit DS and Game Boy games, as well as …
Read More »GamesAid bundle support grows
Best Buy, ShopTo and Play.com have all told MCV they will stock the GamesAid PS3 charity pack – and more retailers are expected to show their commitment over the coming weeks. The pack – revealed by MCV last week – is scheduled for release on June 25th with an RRP …
Read More »UK CHARTS: No stopping FIFA
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has survived a three-way assault to cling on to the number one spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Its third week at the top comes at the expense of Microsoft’s Alan Wake, which manages a second place finish in its …
Read More »Who are the UK’s Top 20 indies?
Independent retailers, the Davids of Britain’s games industry, continue to surprise in their ongoing battle with corporate Goliaths of national chains. In the latest issue of MCV, we team up with Nindie.com to bring a rundown of the best indie stores around the nation. Click here to read the feature …
Read More »DS homing in on PS2 record
It may be suffering a little cramp as it races down the closing straight, but Nintendo’s DS handheld now seems well on track to steal gaming’s most cherished sales record. Sony’s PlayStation 2 currently stands as the world’s most popular console, with total global sales estimated at around 135m units. …
Read More »OPINION: Fresh blood for big media
MTV Games has until now been a confusing games firm.It’s not quite a fully-fledged publisher. EA looks after its distribution and sales. But it’s not ‘just’ a developer. While its biggest games gesture has been to pay almost $200m for US studio Harmonix, MTV Games’ tendrils dig deep into entertainment …
Read More »Perips firms expect Natal and Move boom
The gaming accessories market expects a surge in peripheral sales when Project Natal and PlayStation Move hit store shelves. MCV quizzed 15 manufacturers – all of which are preparing their own products to accompany the motion tech. Mad Catz Europe’s general manager Brian Anderson said: We’re enormously excited about the …
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