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EA: Releasing Reckoning after Skyrim is an opportunity
Record-breaking RPG Skyrim has paved the way for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, says EA.
Top five kids gaming sites' share of TV ad market
Children's social gaming sites such as Moshi Monsters accounted for almost ten per cent of all video game TV advertising last month.
MCV Jobs Weekly: Wargaming's new King, top vacancies
In MCV's weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, industry veteran Al King returns to games and we run through the best job opportunities.
Diablo III due in Q2 2012
RPG fans still have a while to wait for the return of Blizzard's hugely popular Diablo series.
UK boxed games market plunges 30% in January
January was a grim month for UK games retail, with sales down 30 per cent year-on-year.
Nintendo will hire from within for post-Paine era
David Yarnton confirmed this week that his overseeing of Nintendo’s UK marketing will be short-term.
Koch deal helps Lace crack key Euro markets
A new partnership between UK publisher Lace Mamba Global and Koch Media will allow the former to bring its titles to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
MCV Pacific team expands with associate editor
MCV Pacific has brought in more editorial resource in the form of James Cullinane, having enjoyed a hugely successful launch in the Asia-Pacific region.
US: Digital games account for $400m in January
The NPD Group estimates that downloadable, social, mobile and other form of non-physical games took up to $400m in sales last month.
Xbox 360 and Call of Duty still king in US
Microsoft and Activision had the best performing products in the US last month.
US game sales drop by $390 in January
A lack of new releases and the comparatively strong sales in 2011 saw the US video games market drop by almost $400m last month.
Skylanders toys surpass 20m units
Skylanders is Activision's biggest ever 'new IP' and 'potentially a $1bn franchise.'
UK leads digital and physical game sales
NDP data shows that UK consumers buy more video games – both boxed and downloadable – than those in France, Germany in the US.
What's Out Today? w/e February 10th, 2012
There's a healthy spate of new releases on shelves this week, including supernatural shooters, surreal puzzle games and sprawling RPGs.
Activision Blizzard's revenue hits $4.7bn
Activision Blizzard has posted record breaking revenue of $4.76bn for the financial year.
ShopTo profits rocket 254%
Online indie ShopTo.net has seen its profit leap 254 per cent for the six months ending January 31st.
UKIE plans to make UK crowd funding legal
Industry trade body UKIE will publish a report next week outlining how to make crowd funding legal for UK games firms.
Industry rallies around troubled GAME
The UK games trade has backed GAME to overcome its 'nightmare' start to the year.
Asura's Wrath pushed back two weeks
Capcom has delayed its Xbox 360 and PS3 action game Asura’s Wrath to March 9th.
Batman boosts Warner's full-year fiscals
Revenues for Time Warner's Filmed Entertainment division rose to $12.6bn in 2011, thanks in part to stronger games releases from Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment.
HMV: 'We'd still be No.1 if not for games'
HMV says a report claiming Amazon is now the UK’s No.1 entertainment retailer is “misleading”, as it takes game sales into account.
Free day-one DLC for Ridge Racer Vita
Early buyers of Namco Bandai’s PS Vita Ridge Racer game at retail will receive paid-for content for free.
Mega Coffee goes on sale
Loading has launched a brand of games-themed Mega Coffee which is available to buy online at gadget retailer Firebox.
