The final line-up for this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament has been announced. It boasts the biggest names in hardware, software, retail and media – and includes one obvious ‘group of death’.
Group three lines up like this: Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation and MCV. Gulp. The neutral and depersonalised voice of MCV editorial would like to point out that when we finish bottom, it will be purely down to the respect we have for the achievements and standing of these valuable advertisers. Sorry, trade partners, colleagues, peers, friends…
The complete line up for the group stages is as follows:
Group 1
Imagine
Bauer Media
Gamestation Cambridge
Capcom
Group 2
Square Enix
Future
Electronic Arts
Sega
Group 3/of death
Nintendo
Xbox
PlayStation
MCV
Group 4
Beautiful Game Studios
Sports Interactive
Konami
Rebellion
Group 5
Rocksteady Studios
Activision
Blackrock Studios
Ubisoft
Group 6
Global Radio
2K
TT Games
Rockstar Games
Group 7
ShopTo
Amazon
Codemasters
Bethesda
Group 8
THQ
Gem
Centresoft
Disney
The Xbox 360 Games 5s takes place at the Barnet Powerleague on the morning of Wednesday, June 23rd – followed by beers, a BBQ and England Vs Slovenia on a big screen.