Entries in '09' (20)

Gamescom welcomes global industry

Gamescom welcomes global industry

The premier European games consumer and trade show is finally here, and MCV is on hand to provide you with the essential information you’ll need to survive the five-day video ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 18th 2009 at 11:50AM in News
GMA 2009 finalists named

GMA 2009 finalists named

The finalists have been announced for this year’s Games Media Awards.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 13th 2009 at 10:40AM in News
EIF09 kicks off today

EIF09 kicks off today

THURSDAY AUGUST 13th 2009

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 13th 2009 at 10:24AM in News
Kaz Hirai to keynote TGS

Kaz Hirai to keynote TGS

Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kaz Hirai is to keynote the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 24th 2009 at 1:20PM in News

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Key execs signed for Edinburgh

Key execs signed for Edinburgh

Plans are building for August's Edinburgh Interactive Festival.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2009 at 11:44AM in News
Develop Awards – Winners In Full

Develop Awards – Winners In Full

Over 500 people packed into the Hilton Metropole hotel last night to see 15 different firms or individuals take home a Develop Award.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2009 at 10:25AM in News
Big night at Develop Awards

Big night at Develop Awards

Over 500 games development execs saw 15 different winners walk home with a Develop Award last night.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2009 at 10:20AM in News
Perry predicts death of physical media

Perry predicts death of physical media

Physical media is at the sunset of its lifespan. Eventually, all games will be based online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2009 at 11:42AM in News

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MCV Awards: See the video here

MCV Awards: See the video here

Keep on moving is the message for the UK games business in 2009, as demonstrated by leading execs in this year's MCV Awards video skit.

Watch David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 27th 2009 at 6:05PM in News
London conference to focus on digital distribution

London conference to focus on digital distribution

Game downloads, online networks and the future of retail will be the focus of the ELSPA-backed London Games Conference this autumn.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 1st 2009 at 6:36PM in News
Fallout 3 scoops GDC Game of the Year Award

Fallout 3 scoops GDC Game of the Year Award

Bethesda’s next-gen action RPG Fallout 3 has claimed the coveted GDC 09 Game of the Year Award at this year’s event, though it was LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule that emerged ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2009 at 2:02PM in News
Could OnLive be the death of hardware?

Could OnLive be the death of hardware?

With Zeebo proposing that the future of gaming will bring about the end of disc-based media, an arguably even more exciting prospect dubbed OnLive threatens to end the gaming ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2009 at 11:31AM in News

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Atari Ghostbusters signs up to MCV Awards

Atari Ghostbusters signs up to MCV Awards

Ahead of April’s MCV Awards Industry Excellence Awards 2009, Atari Ghostbusters has been confirmed as the Exclusive Drinks Reception Partner.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 27th 2009 at 1:14PM in News
FIFA 09 hosts 1.25m online games per day

FIFA 09 hosts 1.25m online games per day

EA has lifted the lid on a brand new multiplayer game mode called Ultimate Team that players of FIFA 09 on Xbox 360 and PS3 will be able to download ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 10th 2009 at 12:26PM in News
UK CHARTS: FIFA nutmegs Call of Duty

UK CHARTS: FIFA nutmegs Call of Duty

Mirroring the early 2008 chart success of EA’s FIFA 08, the publisher’s latest take on the beautiful game is starting 2009 on the front foot having pipped Call of Duty: ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 6th 2009 at 9:32AM in News
Develop Conference 2009 dated

Develop Conference 2009 dated

Grab your diary and pencil it in - the 2009 Develop Conference and Expo will take place from July 14th to 16th in Brighton.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 3rd 2008 at 11:16AM in News

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PS3 leads PES 2009 charts charge

PS3 leads PES 2009 charts charge

For the first time in the series’ history, sales of the new Pro Evolution Soccer have been spearheaded by PS3, which accounted for 58 per cent of the game’s week ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 21st 2008 at 10:48AM in News
Online is ‘top priority’ for PES 2009

Online is ‘top priority’ for PES 2009

Ahead of the release of Konam’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 on October 17th, the series’ creator Shingo Takatsuka has claimed that improving the game’s online performance has been the top ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 10th 2008 at 12:25PM in News
FIFA 09 enjoys record-breaking week one

FIFA 09 enjoys record-breaking week one

Just two weeks after LucasArts’ The Force Unleashed set new records for week one sales of a Star Wars title, FIFA 09 has smashed the previous performances of EA’s ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 7th 2008 at 11:31AM in News
UK CHARTS: Tiger Woods scores a hole in one

UK CHARTS: Tiger Woods scores a hole in one

Few will be surprised to see EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 head straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week – but most ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 1st 2008 at 6:09PM in News