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E3 2010 – The Interviews

E3 2010 – The Interviews

Today is arguably the most important day in the video games industry’s annual calendar – LA’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Over the course of the next 48 hours all three platform ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 14th 2010 at 10:02AM in News
EA: BFBC2 won’t beat MW2 this time

EA: BFBC2 won’t beat MW2 this time

Publisher EA has conceded that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 won’t outsell its direct rival Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 this time out – but its believes the foundations have ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 2nd 2010 at 6:24PM in News
West and Zampella explain EA move

West and Zampella explain EA move

The two men at the heart of the controversial sacking from Infinity Ward and signing with EA have spoken out about their decision to side with Activision’s biggest rival.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 12th 2010 at 10:07PM in News
Reeves: We want to double market share

Reeves: We want to double market share

Doubling Capcom’s market share in the next four to five years – that’s the lofty goal new Capcom Europe COO David Reeves has set himself ahead of the first day ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2010 at 10:49AM in News

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Gearbox: Publishers are a blessing

Gearbox: Publishers are a blessing

We’re all too used to developers bemoaning the conditions under which publishing partnerships are formed, but Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford has bucked the trend by literally saying he’d rather die ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 25th 2010 at 4:02PM in News
Pink DSi not just for girls

Pink DSi not just for girls

Though the arrival of the pink DS did wonders to widen the market reach of the popular handheld, Nintendo has said that the colour is also a popular option amongst ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 16th 2010 at 3:32PM in News
INTERVIEW: Jens Uwe Intat

INTERVIEW: Jens Uwe Intat

Electronic Arts, like much of the games market, had a challenging 2009. But, ultimately, it grew its European market share enough to reclaim the territory top spot.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2010 at 8:30AM in News
Miyamoto speaks on BBC Radio 4

Miyamoto speaks on BBC Radio 4

Dubbed by BBC Radio 4’s Front Row as “the Walt Disney of computer game design”, Nintendo’s legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto was granted five minutes on the latest edition of the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 9th 2009 at 12:16PM in News

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INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

Having taken video games TV to a previously unexplored level with his post-watershed BBC Four one-off Gameswipe, Ben Parfitt sat down for a frank and exclusive interview with the man ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 19th 2009 at 3:17PM in News
INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

Having taken video games TV to a previously unexplored level with his post-watershed BBC Four one-off Gameswipe, MCV recently caught up with Charlie Brooker for a frank and exclusive interview.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 16th 2009 at 4:13PM in News
INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

INTERVIEW: Charlie Brooker

Having taken video games TV to a previously unexplored level with his post-watershed BBC Four one-off Gameswipe, MCV recently caught up with Charlie Brooker for a frank and exclusive interview.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 15th 2009 at 11:52AM in News
Kotick: Gamers happy with sequels

Kotick: Gamers happy with sequels

Bobby Kotick, the boss of the world’s largest games publisher Activision Blizzard, has stated that the hunger for new ideas and IP in gaming is true of just a tiny ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 19th 2009 at 3:48PM in News

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MMO subscriptions ‘don’t make any sense’

MMO subscriptions ‘don’t make any sense’

The MMO subscription model is a thing of the past – that’s the verdict of Jolt Online Gaming boss Dylan Collins, who believes that the advent of browser-based gaming signifies ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 10th 2009 at 12:25PM in News
CyberSports: Free Realms deserves an award

CyberSports: Free Realms deserves an award

Fill in a form, decipher the captcha, click the verification email, download the client – getting going in even the simplest MMO can be hard work, and the developer of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 7th 2009 at 12:13PM in News
Activision: This is our best competitive position ever

Activision: This is our best competitive position ever

Mike Griffith, the president and CEO of Activision Publishing, has told MCV that his firm is in its strongest ever position – partly due to the fact that it’s competitors ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 23rd 2009 at 2:42PM in News
Spielberg: Natal is “a whole new beginning”

Spielberg: Natal is “a whole new beginning”

Acclaimed film director and current EA employee Steven Spielberg has given a huge thumbs up to Microsoft’s Natal motion tech system, claiming that the technology has changed the way ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 2nd 2009 at 2:42PM in News

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'Large female presence' in Sims 3 dev team

'Large female presence' in Sims 3 dev team

Speaking exclusively to MCV’s sister CasualGaming.biz as part of its Girl Gaming Month, The Sims 3’s associate producer Grant Rodiek has stated that the game’s development team deliberately houses more ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 27th 2009 at 6:37PM in News
Triple-A dev model ‘no longer appealing’

Triple-A dev model ‘no longer appealing’

Speaking to MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz, the business development director of Strawdog Studios Dan Marchant has stated that the triple-A games development model is not as appealing to the wider ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 20th 2009 at 6:11PM in News
Future of The Sims yet to be decided

Future of The Sims yet to be decided

The development team working on The Sims 3 has yet to even consider what expansions might follow the full release of the game next month, executive producer Ben Bell has ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2009 at 3:22PM in News
PopCap: The ‘end’ of retail still a long way off

PopCap: The ‘end’ of retail still a long way off

Leading casual games developer PopCap has stated that High Street retail still forms a vital part of its business plan as it allows the company to reach customers that remain ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2009 at 6:17PM in News
MCV talks to Maguire, Lewis and Yarnton

MCV talks to Maguire, Lewis and Yarnton

Following the launch of the new-look MCVuk.com website, MCV has spoken to the UK bosses of all three major console platform holders in three revealing interviews that can be read ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 20th 2009 at 3:15PM in News
SPIL: The games industry is maturing

SPIL: The games industry is maturing

Sidney Mock, the CCO of the world’s leading casual games network SPIL Games, has stated that the like-minded cooperation shown amongst some of the world’s leading casual games companies is ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 20th 2009 at 2:40PM in News
SPIL: Platform holders will open up their platforms

SPIL: Platform holders will open up their platforms

Sidney Mock, the CCO of the world’s leading casual games network SPIL Games, has stated that the tight controls that platform holders Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have on content for ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2009 at 3:07PM in News
Molyneux: We destroyed the Fable 1 team

Molyneux: We destroyed the Fable 1 team

MCV's sister mag Develop recently sat down with Peter Molyneux to talk about the mistakes he's made as studio head of Lionhead - and, most importantly, how he's learnt some ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2009 at 12:33PM in News
SPIL: There’s no such thing as too much free content

SPIL: There’s no such thing as too much free content

SPIL Games CCO Sidney Mock has told MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz that the high number of free casual games available to gamers online does not jeopardise the paid-for model.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2009 at 11:11AM in News