News

May 2007

191 stories

May 31 17:45 Centroid snapped up by TT Games  
  17:15 Need for Speed ProStreet officially named  
  16:45 AMD gets Steamed up  
  16:15 Online gaming to beat $13 billion by 2012  
  15:45 Big Brain Academy confirmed for Wii  
  15:30 Sony denies drop in PS3 production  
  14:00 Mine’s a Double  
  14:00 Ubisoft eyeing acquisitions, says Guillemot  
  14:00 Mine’s a Double  
  13:45 Konami announced as Industry Pub Quiz champions  
  11:00 I-play snapped up by Oberon  
  10:00 Thinking Outside the Box  
  10:00 Thinking Outside the Box  
  08:30 Introducing the GMAs  
  08:30 Introducing the GMAs  
  08:00 Empire Strikes Back  
  08:00 Empire Strikes Back  
May 30 16:00 Sega sorts music for The Club  
  14:45 European studios are vital to 360’s future success  
  14:30 Australia: Wii boosts Nintendo fiscal results  
  14:15 Vivendi Goes Universal  
  14:15 Future bright for Ubisoft after financials  
  14:15 ‘Calling all independent retailers’  
  14:15 Vivendi Goes Universal  
  14:00 Going Live  
  14:00 PC is not just a cash cow  
  14:00 Zootech signs with Mattel for DVD games  
  14:00 Going Live  
  13:45 No surrender  
  13:45 No surrender  
  13:30 Massively Ambitious  
  13:30 Massively Ambitious  
  13:15 The Waiting Game  
  13:15 The Waiting Game  
  13:00 Choices’ voice  
  13:00 Choices’ voice  
May 29 19:45 UK charts: Spider-Man beats Jack Sparrow and Mario to top spot  
  16:00 Nintendo slams copycat rivals  
  16:00 Codemasters unveils Dirty Dancing game  
  15:00 The Sims coming to cinemas  
  14:30 ‘God bless the games industry’  
  12:30 Jobs in MCV today  
  11:30 ELSPA unites UK mobile gaming giants  
  10:30 Is DTI cutting back on games?  
May 25 16:15 EA’s Ubisoft acquisition still a possibility  
  16:15 Geometry Wars: Galaxies confirmed  
  15:30 Win Fantastic Four on DS  
  14:45 Six of the best back GMAs  
  12:15 Download chart coming this year  
  12:00 UK trade show revealed  
  12:00 Ubisoft reveals its new ways to play  
  11:30 US Halo 2 Vista delayed by nudity  
  11:30 Lego Star Wars returns  
  11:30 Hour of Victory targets June 22nd  
  10:45 ESA reveals E3 conference schedule  
May 24 15:30 Sin City games unveiled  
  15:30 Valve’s downloads build up Steam  
  14:00 Ronaldinho to kick off FIFA 08 marketing drive  
  12:00 Sales jump at Square Enix  
  11:45 R Type readies handheld resurrection  
  11:45 Colin McRae skids onto Xbox Live  
May 23 17:30 Get your Develop Awards tickets here  
  16:00 PS3 gets 1.80 firmware update  
  15:45 Sony and BT joining forces on PSP  
  15:30 Guitar Hero III to rock this Autumn  
  15:30 Who needs Gamestation?  
  12:30 America ups violent games legislation  
  12:30 Kirby Attacks next month  
  11:45 Nintendo eyes up PS2 sales record  
  11:30 UbiDays: Raving Rabbids 2 hops into view  
May 22 20:30 Ubi cries 'wulf  
  18:45 Record annual results at Konami  
  18:45 PS3 video downloads loom  
  15:00 New Pokemon to arrive on July 27th  
  12:15 New Need for Speed screeches into view  
  12:00 Live Arcade favourite heads to Wii and DS  
  11:15 GTA IV Special Edition revealed  
May 21 18:45 UK Charts: Third week at the top for Spider-Man  
  18:00 Ubisoft unveils new casual games range  
  16:15 New Channel for retail Wii content?  
  16:15 EA strikes $167m online game deal  
  16:15 Metroid Prime 3 hits this August  
  11:30 Sales and operating income up at Capcom  
  11:30 80GB PS3 set for Korea  
  11:30 Starcraft II shoots into view  
May 18 16:15 Ubi boss calls for PS3 price cut  
  15:30 Bomberman blasts back into Europe  
  14:00 Win 10 copies of Tomb Raider: Anniversary  
  12:15 Microsoft clamps down on modders  
  12:00 Jobs in MCV today  
  11:15 Chance to win Fantastic Four on PS2  
  11:15 Liam Neeson to voice new Fallout game  
  11:00 Europe is key, claims Florin  
  11:00 New sponsors sign up for July’s Develop Awards  
  11:00 Pandemic working on Batman Begins sequel?  
  10:30 Games Media Awards categories revealed  
May 17 17:30 Dixons group sees sales climb  
  15:15 Empire hits the top spot  
  15:00 New ESA boss confirmed  
  10:45 Halo 3 beta finally opens  
  10:45 PSP Store portal unveiled  
  10:15 Skype makes gaming move  
  10:15 Epic deal for Sega  
May 16 17:45 Midnight Club goes next-gen  
  17:15 360 celebrates Hollywood summer  
  15:45 Profits on the up at Vivendi  
  14:00 More Brain Training set for DS  
  10:45 Halo 3 arrives on September 26th  
  10:45 SOE snaps up Sigil  
  10:45 Sony’s operating profits fall 68 per cent  
  10:15 Babel unveils new QA approach  
May 15 13:45 Nintendo’s advertising agency quits  
  13:00 Fourth FFXI expansion on the way  
  12:30 Top Hollywood directors target gaming  
  12:00 Video Games Live signs up to E for All  
  11:30 Next Tony Hawk’s skates into view  
  11:30 Lara Croft's new game coming to Wii  
May 14 18:45 Intel to sponsor GCDC  
  17:30 UK Charts: Spider-Man 3 holds on to top spot  
  13:15 Sega Sammy financials down after difficult year  
  13:00 Asda slashes 360 software prices  
  13:00 Soul Calibur heading for Wii  
  12:15 Tiga takes Content Market to Brighton  
  12:00 PAN Vision heads overseas  
  11:45 Metal Gear 4 delayed?  
  11:45 Mad Catz pens Halo 3 deal  
  11:00 Google to target gaming?  
May 11 18:00 Proein to distribute Capcom in Spain  
  13:30 Japanese charts: Nintendo formats claim full top 20  
  12:30 THQ's record revenues top $1 billion  
  11:30 Full-year sales tumble at Infogrames  
  11:15 Eidos’ casual games team gets serious  
  11:00 Rejuvenated Empire signs Jackass deal  
  10:45 Nintendo hardware sales revealed  
May 10 14:45 Sky launches games portal  
  13:45 THQ announces Drawn To Life  
  12:00 Napoleon Dynamite coming to consoles  
  11:45 DS Lite sales hit 10m in Japan  
  11:00 EA unveils Simpsons game  
  10:45 THQ snaps up Universomo  
May 09 16:00 Future looks forward with new promotions  
  15:15 EA signs Fender for Rock Band  
  14:45 New Spidey game by year end  
  14:45 360 Spring firmware update arrives  
  10:15 Tough Q4, but full-year financials up at EA  
May 08 19:30 UK Charts: Spider-Man 3 hits top spot  
  15:00 THQ reveals 2007 Nickelodeon titles  
  14:45 Activision shares drop on Spider-Man reviews  
  14:15 Outsourcing a 'disappointment', says Miyamoto  
  14:00 Satchell and Garriott set for Develop conference keynotes  
  11:30 Incomes surge at NCsoft  
  10:45 Ubisoft: We’re staying in top three  
May 04 16:15 Xbox aiming for profit in ‘08  
  15:30 PlayStation 4 rumour is “garbage”  
  14:00 Jobs in MCV today  
  13:15 Nintendo UK in mammoth Coke promotion  
  11:30 Midway losses continue to fall  
  11:15 New marketing boss in at THQ  
  11:00 Microsoft Game Studios lands in Europe  
  10:45 GAME dismisses monopoly talk  
  10:30 Record results for Activision  
May 03 17:00 Die Hard 4 skips consoles  
  15:15 THQ and SimBin part company  
  15:15 Next Splinter Cell name revealed?  
  14:30 Microsoft buys mobile ad firm  
  13:00 “Extremely tough” conditions prompt HMV sales drop  
  12:00 New RPG from THQ inbound?  
  12:00 LucasArts unveils Fracture  
  10:45 Darryl Still to leave Nvidia  
May 02 16:00 We give indies the chance to shine online  
  16:00 Bored of the ABCs  
  16:00 Quality will never go out of fashion  
  16:00 Nintendo is on the right track with Sonic  
  16:00 Warcraft is taking over the world  
  16:00 Talk of trade shows must be constructive  
  16:00 Print media must move quicker  
  16:00 Thinking outside the Xbox  
  16:00 Only Elite gamers will buy new 360  
  16:00 The biggest change is yet to come  
  15:30 1m sign up to Acclaim online title  
  15:30 Senior journos slam Mail On Sunday ‘goatgate’ article  
  11:45 Atari slashes 20 per cent of workforce  
  10:15 GAME acquires Gamestation in £74 million deal  
May 01 19:00 PlayStation Home Beta kicks off in Europe  
  17:30 BAFTA to reward young developers  
  15:00 PaRappa the Rapper PSP heading West  
  14:30 Kutaragi not done with PlayStation yet  
  14:30 MMO vets form new Colony  
  13:45 Square Enix sees worldwide executive re-shuffle  
  10:45 PSP gets a camera too  
  10:00 God of War II slaughters UK chart rivals