News

April 2007

146 stories

Apr 30 16:15 New MMO on the way from Blizzard  
  14:15 PS3 price reaches new low  
  14:15 Next Burnout named  
  12:00 Diamond and Pearl break Pokemon records  
  12:00 Lineage III code stolen  
  11:00 45 Wii titles in development, says Iwata  
  10:45 Mail On Sunday blasts Sony goat stunt  
Apr 27 16:15 All change at the top for Atari  
  15:30 BAFTA: Games event to match size of film  
  14:00 505 signs with Creative Patterns  
  13:15 Win Nintendo goodies with MCV  
  12:30 Jobs in MCV today  
  12:00 Industry veterans form new firm  
  11:45 Nintendo snaps up Xenosaga studio  
  11:00 Microsoft posts record profits  
Apr 26 18:45 Ubisoft full year revenues top $900m  
  17:45 Farewell Mr PlayStation  
  16:30 Airborne lands this August  
  14:45 Playlogic secures $10m funding boost  
  14:30 PS3’s EyeToy bares all  
  14:15 First PSOne games hit PS3  
  14:15 Pro Evo patched for PS3  
  12:15 Japanese charts: Super Paper Mario hits No. 1  
  12:00 Autumn release for Eye of Judgement  
  11:15 Call of Duty 4 to emerge this Saturday  
  10:45 BAFTA Games Awards details unveiled  
  10:30 Nintendo posts record financial results  
Apr 25 17:30 Sony set to cut development staff  
  16:45 Wario hits DS this June  
  16:45 EA: Market share not vital to PS3 success  
  16:30 New Star Wars MMO in the works?  
  12:30 New Tom Clancy franchise unveiled  
  11:30 Wii shortages until 2009  
  09:30 GAME profits treble in bumper financials  
Apr 24 16:30 PS3 interest on the rise  
  16:30 Nintendo UK slams modders  
  15:15 PC gaming sees signs of revival  
  12:30 Eidos big hitters coming to PS3  
  12:15 Miyamoto nominated for Time 100 list  
  10:30 UK charts: Pokemon captures number one spot  
Apr 23 16:30 Ferrari backs game tie-in  
  16:00 Commodore PCs hit virtual shelves  
  15:15 That MCV Awards video...  
  14:00 Games:Edu back in Brighton  
  13:00 Sony slashes PSP price  
  12:15 Mass Effect arriving this September  
  11:15 Katamari confirmed for ‘07  
  11:15 PS3 homebrew a possibility  
Apr 20 16:30 THQ and Sega team up for retail event  
  16:30 BBFC to rethink age guidelines  
  16:30 Ubisoft smashes open super budget floodgates  
  14:45 Surprise as US sales surge  
  14:45 Jobs in MCV today  
  13:00 G2 Games gets £22.5 million windfall  
  11:00 New Football Manager ‘MMO’ on the way  
  10:00 Trade award winners in full  
  10:00 Nintendo dominates MCV Awards  
Apr 19 16:00 PS3 firmware update arrives  
  15:45 360 titles given next-gen barcodes  
  15:30 Playlogic reports profits hike  
  15:00 Sony refutes price cut rumours  
  11:30 Pogo ramps up Euro presence  
  11:00 Codemasters reveals new gaming trio  
Apr 18 16:30 PS3 slashed to under £390  
  15:45 Eidos to distribute Majesco in Europe  
  15:00 Blitz snaps up Virtual Experience firm  
  14:45 Nintendo seeks Euro analyst  
  14:45 Neo Geo heading for Virtual Console  
  13:30 Sega Marvels at new super hero deal  
  12:15 Resident Evil shuffles onto Wii  
  11:45 US changes for Konami  
  10:30 Festival tickets to be handed out at MCV Awards  
Apr 17 16:30 Ubisoft announces Jam Sessions  
  15:45 Former EA devs open Nintendo studio  
  12:45 BBFC: Media criticism promotes violent games  
  12:15 Stringer: Europe saved PS3 from 'the perception wars'  
  10:45 UK Charts: Turtles fight to No.1  
  10:30 SCEE to cut 160 jobs in staff shake-up  
Apr 16 16:45 Eidos buys UK studio Morpheme  
  16:30 New record for Nintendo shares  
  16:30 80GB PS3 on the way?  
  12:45 Lost Planet bound for PC  
  12:00 EA teams with Big Brother firm  
  12:00 Manufacturing delayed on 360 HD-DVD  
  12:00 Staff writer sought at Develop  
Apr 14 10:15 Xbox ties with MCV for football tournament  
Apr 13 18:00 Online import clampdown collapses  
  16:45 Self-regulation backed in US  
  16:30 Leipzig set for record 2007  
  15:00 Japan keeps faith with 20GB PS3  
  14:15 Developers back GamesGrads  
  13:00 Atari’s Online Revolution  
  13:00 Atari’s Online Revolution  
  11:00 Eidos banking on 10m PS3 bonanza  
Apr 12 16:30 Analyst: 'Long and difficult turnaround' for Take 2  
  16:15 Gamers clamber for Conan  
  15:15 Full Wii web channel goes live  
  13:15 Eidos boss calls for studio tax breaks  
  11:30 NCsoft creates first games apprenticeship  
  10:30 Sony drops 20GB PS3  
Apr 11 16:30 EA moves Tiger development to Florida  
  15:45 Guitar Hero III set for autumn  
  13:15 Companies to 'borrow' PS3s from consumers?  
  13:00 Future reveals Blu-ray covermount  
  11:30 No end in sight for Wii shortages  
  09:15 UK charts: C&C 3 defies Turtle power  
Apr 10 16:30 Virgin Radio hits UK consoles  
  12:45 Guitar Hero controller investigation launched  
  12:15 Halo 3 beta test for May 16th  
  11:45 Double Fusion hires former EA online VP as Euro MD  
  11:00 Sony’s online store ditches 20GB PS3  
  11:00 Take 2 CFO resigns  
  10:15 Instant messaging to go Live  
Apr 07 16:00 No-one’s above our ‘Station  
Apr 05 16:15 Develop 100 site goes live  
  15:45 Win a Heatseeker t-shirt  
  15:45 MCV and Famitsu secure new deal  
  15:00 Liquid Games unveils new sub-£7 PS2 line  
  15:00 Eurogamers goes live  
  12:30 Secret Atari project revealed  
  11:00 Strong Nintendo sales predicted  
  09:30 Games Media Awards unveiled  
  09:00 Bonnell era ends  
Apr 04 18:15 Now Play drops PS3 to £399.99  
  16:30 Microsoft offers improved 360 support  
  16:15 Report claims gaming addiction is real  
  14:30 WH Smith slashes PS3 price  
  13:45 Develop 100 2007 announced  
  13:30 Robert Stein  
  11:45 Microsoft rapped for 360 ad  
  11:15 Develop in Brighton 2007 details revealed  
  11:00 Japanese Wii sales near two million  
Apr 03 16:45 Retail is most stressful sector, says report  
  16:45 Take 2 urged to back Nintendo  
  16:45 Wii games head online on May 25th  
  16:45 Activision reaches ex-employee agreement  
  16:30 Games help lift Choices UK interims  
  16:00 PSP price slashed in North America  
  15:45 Microsoft holding fire on motion-control  
  10:45 C&C3 knocks Sony from the top  
Apr 02 16:45 E for All prices confirmed  
  16:30 Next Smackdown game announced  
  16:15 The end finally arrives for Dreamcast  
  13:15 Daily Mail: Games are hurting kids  
  13:00 NY outrage at GTA IV setting  
  10:30 Harmonix announces Rock Band