Entries in '2012' (125)

Indian video games industry grew 16% in 2012

Indian video games industry grew 16% in 2012

The Indian games industry grew to Rs 15 billion ($277m) in 2012, recording a growth of 16% over the previous year, the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2013 has ...

Sameer Desai
by Sameer Desai
on Apr 17th 2013 at 9:10AM in News
Report: 2012 sees record numbers for mergers and acquisitions

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.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Apr 12th 2013 at 7:15AM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

NPD Group has released the sales figures for 2012, showing a further decline in traditional retail sales.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Feb 15th 2013 at 5:16AM in News
US video games market slips 9% in 2012

US video games market slips 9% in 2012

The total value of the US video games market declined nine per cent in 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 6th 2013 at 10:55AM in News

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Warner elated to crack 2012 publisher Top Ten

Warner elated to crack 2012 publisher Top Ten

LEGO has fired Warner Bros into the UK’s ten best-selling publishers by units.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 18th 2013 at 9:35AM in News
Revealed: 2012's UK Top 100 Video Games

Revealed: 2012's UK Top 100 Video Games

Just two physical games sold over 1m units in the UK last year, according to UKIE and GfK Chart-Track data.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 14th 2013 at 12:14PM in News
NPD December: Xbox 360, Black Ops 2 top another lackluster month

NPD December: Xbox 360, Black Ops 2 top another lackluster month

The NPD has provided its December 2012 report for US retail, as well as a general overview for 2012, and to no one's surprise the numbers show the same old ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jan 11th 2013 at 8:15AM in News
Video games is the star in record year for Kickstarter

Video games is the star in record year for Kickstarter

2012 was a fantastic year for crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, and video games have emerged as the big winner.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 10th 2013 at 10:50AM in News

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EA conquers 2012 as UK's No.1 publisher

EA conquers 2012 as UK's No.1 publisher

Electronic Arts was comfortably the UK’s top physical games publisher of 2012.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 4th 2013 at 9:52AM in News
New Year, new start despite 2012 washout

New Year, new start despite 2012 washout

The UK games industry is hoping for a brighter 2013 after last year’s software sales fell by almost £400m.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 4th 2013 at 9:33AM in News
Metacritic bemoans 2012's lack of quality

Metacritic bemoans 2012's lack of quality

Significantly fewer games received an average review score of 90 per cent or above in 2012 than they did in the preceding three years.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 2nd 2013 at 11:53AM in News
2012: Despite it all, look what we achieved

2012: Despite it all, look what we achieved

It has been a brutal year for nearly everyone working in the video games business.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 31st 2012 at 10:00AM in News

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Far Cry 3 claims 2012's last All Formats No.1

Far Cry 3 claims 2012's last All Formats No.1

Ubisoft has finished 2012 on a high after claiming a double win in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 31st 2012 at 9:25AM in News
MCV's 11 most read stories of 2012

MCV's 11 most read stories of 2012

2012 was, for want of a better word, a veritable BOMB of news, both inside and outside the world of video games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 28th 2012 at 10:00AM in News
What the top Google searches say about the industry in 2012

What the top Google searches say about the industry in 2012

It may come as no surprise that core games and Q4 blockbusters were among the most common search terms of the year when it comes to gaming.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 18th 2012 at 4:09PM in News
Rayman Jungle Run wins Apple Game of 2012 Award on iPhone

Rayman Jungle Run wins Apple Game of 2012 Award on iPhone

Ubisoft’s expert handling of its Rayman IP on iPhone has been named as Apple’s iPhone Game of the Year for 2012 in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 14th 2012 at 12:51PM in News

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The 7 Games That Shaped 2012

The 7 Games That Shaped 2012

End of year lists are ten a penny. Top 20 this. Best 5 that. This is the only list you need.

on Dec 14th 2012 at 10:01AM in News
Retail survey unearths merry mood on the High Street

Retail survey unearths merry mood on the High Street

UK games retailers are surprisingly upbeat in the face of significant market declines.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 10th 2012 at 11:35AM in News
MCV's 2012 Retail Survey - the results

MCV's 2012 Retail Survey - the results

MCV quizzes over 100 retailers from around the UK – from nationwide specialist chains to independent stores – about the highs and lows of 2012 and their hopes for the ...

on Dec 10th 2012 at 11:07AM in News
How did 2K Games buck the 2012 slump?

How did 2K Games buck the 2012 slump?

2K is enjoying a golden period on the back of Borderlands 2, NBA 2K13 and XCom: Enemy Unknown. The publisher’s president Christoph Hartmann discusses its recent success, next year’s BioShock ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 23rd 2012 at 1:05PM in News
IN PICTURES: GamesAid charities receive £36k each

IN PICTURES: GamesAid charities receive £36k each

GamesAid last night revealed the final winners of its 2012 charity vote.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 28th 2012 at 10:48AM in News
GamesAid reveals successful 2012 charities

GamesAid reveals successful 2012 charities

The games industry gave five charities supporting disadvantaged kids big donation cheques this evening.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 27th 2012 at 6:00PM in News
OPINION: DVD hits £700m so far in 2012, highlighting the challenge for games retail

OPINION: DVD hits £700m so far in 2012, highlighting the challenge for games retail

DVD and Blu-ray have already made more than £700m for UK retail this year.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 20th 2012 at 12:28PM in News
GamesAid 2012 charity voting now open

GamesAid 2012 charity voting now open

The UK video games industry charity GamesAid has named the 14 charitable organisations in the running for GamesAid support in 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 14th 2012 at 8:32AM in News
Kickstarter: 2012 has been the year of the game

Kickstarter: 2012 has been the year of the game

Over the past eight months more than $50m has been put toward game campaigns on Kickstarter.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Sep 7th 2012 at 7:38AM in News