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25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: The heroes of Mastertronic
Mastertronic has worked with virtually every major games firm and executive in the world. Andy Payne offers his thanks to some of the Group’s most important partners and friends
Markus 'Notch' Persson currently ranked as the second most influential person in the world
The creator of indie gaming hit Minecraft is in the running to be named as the second most influential person in the world.
25 YEARS OF MASTERTRONIC: Timeline
For over 25 years, Mastertronic has been responsible for bringing some the biggest titles to market and worked with some industry icons.
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Nintendo shutting down several online Wii services
Wii owners will lose access to a number of the machine’s online functions this summer.
MCV Nordic Weekly Wrap-Up
As further initiatives look to solidify the Nordic games industry, EA’s SimCity enjoys mixed fortunes in the region’s games charts.
MCV India Weekly Wrap-Up
This week saw a brand new player enter the digital retail space, a UK distributor announce plans to enter India and a switch of distributor for Tecmo Koei.
UK boxed game sales jump in March
2.67m boxed games were sold last month in what was a decent March for retail.
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Retail to make a killing with The Walking Dead
The High Street will find new life in the undead next month as The Walking Dead arrives on shelves.
3DS version of Ni No Kuni could be on the cards
Hopes of a Western release for a 3DS version of Ni No Kuni have been resurrected.
OFT to investigate in app purchases and the way publishers target kids
The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate in app purchases used in smartphone and web games.
Prince of Persia 2 remake in the works for mobile devices
1993 release Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is being remade for tablets and smartphones, Ubisoft has announced.
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Report: 2012 sees record numbers for mergers and acquisitions
The video games industry saw record consolidation in 2012, with total spending on buyouts and mergers hitting $4.2bn.
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
Two big pieces of MCV Pacifc news happened this week: the MCV Pacific Award nominations opened and the 30 Under 30 magazine launched.
Ubisoft assumes full ownership of Anno developer
Ubisoft has announced it has wholly acquired Related Designs, one of the studios developing the publisher's Anno franchise.
EA Mobile suffers heavy layoffs, publisher refutes studio's closure
Significant layoffs have hit EA, specifically affecting hundreds of employees at EA Mobile Montreal.
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Bethesda UK is moving offices
The UK arm of Skyrim and Dishonored publisher Bethesda is moving offices.
Crytek's Kinect game Ryse tipped to be Next Xbox launch title
Microsoft will position a Kinect 2.0 based game as the centrepiece of its Next Xbox line-up, according to new reports.
E3 2013 countdown: two months to go
There are just two months to go until what is being tipped as one of the most important E3's yet.
No Nvidia GTX 700 series graphics cards until 2014
The next generation of PC graphics cards from Nvidia doesn’t look set to arrive until 2014.
Calls for digital Darkstalkers release were not matched by sales, Capcom reveals
It’s one thing taking to the internet to say how badly you want a game to be re-released. It’s another thing to altogether to then go and spend money on ...
TV quiz show based on Zynga's Draw Something coming to Channel 4
A new quiz show based on Zynga’s Draw Something IP is to be aired in the UK on Channel 4.
Read the world's first interview with the new Blockbuster UK MD in the latest MCV
This latest MCV – which is now available to view online – contains the world's first interview with Blockbuster UK's new boss, Gary Warren.
Fresh rumours refute new Xbox 'always-on' claims; Xbox 360 mini touted once again
A new report now claims that the new Xbox WILL be able to play games when not connected to the internet.
2013 MCV Pacific Awards - nominations now open
On 9th May this year, the industry will be gathering in Sydney for the MCV Pacific Awards, and you get to decide who's worthy.
