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Sony has re-taken the crown as the world’s most successful games console manufacturer. Nikkei reports, via AFP, that in the year ending March 2014 cumulative sales of PlayStation hardware – which presumably included PS4, PS3, PS2, Vita and PSP – reached 18.7m units. In the same period Nintendo sold 16.31m …
Read More »Universally Speaking named authorised Xbox testers
Company now able to test games on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone
Read More »From the Archive: A Tale of Two E3s
Two of the biggest names in entertainment went head-to-head at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Both unveiled new video games consoles that would launch against each other in a matter of months. One company was the current market leader. But it had stumbled en-route to E3, and was on the …
Read More »Meet the new-look MCV
Regular readers of MCV magazine will notice a significant change from this week. Our bumper-sized E3 feature doesn’t just feature a raft of great content and market information, but a fresh new look and feel. We’ve introduced new sections, more data, industry columnists, introduced a new Big Game feature that …
Read More »Universally Speaking authorised to support Xbox platforms
UK QA firm Universally Speaking has been approved to join Microsoft’s Authorised Xbox Test Program. The scheme allows companies to test games on all the firm’s platforms – Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone. "This is a very exciting opportunity that reflects our position as one of the most …
Read More »Nadella: Microsoft committed to Xbox business
'I have no intent to do anything different with Xbox than we are doing today,' says new CEO
Read More »Nadella confirms Microsoft’s commitment to Xbox business
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has dismissed any suggestion that he wants to sell off the Xbox business. "I have no intent to do anything different with Xbox than we are doing today," he told interviewers at the Code Conference in California, as reported by The Verge, adding that his stance …
Read More »Microsoft plays down Gates’ reported support for Xbox sell-off
Bill Gates would support Microsoft’s long-rumoured decision to sell off the Xbox business, but does not expect such a thing to happen. That appears to be the conclusion we can take from a number of reports that cropped up over the bank holiday weekend, some of which at one point …
Read More »Gates would support Xbox division breakaway
But also says he’s open to seeing Microsoft’s gaming and Xbox divisions working closer together
Read More »And Microsoft recruits new marketing agencies, too
Microsoft has named two global advertising agencies after a three-month review. Interpublic Group and Dentsu Aegis Network will manage its marketing and media accounts worldwide, with an account revenue worth around $100m. The idea behind the review was to reduce its advertising business to just a single entity, but splitting …
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