Entries in 'brown' (12)

EA claims 40/60 digital/boxed split

EA claims 40/60 digital/boxed split

Publisher EA has pledged a big drive toward emerging digital markets – a strategy in direct contrast to rival Activision, which just yesterday pledged to exact opposite.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2010 at 10:00AM in News
Activision ‘shot the IW race horse’

Activision ‘shot the IW race horse’

Though job losses are no laughing matter, it’s impossible to believe that EA isn’t taking at least a little pleasure from the current firestorm engulfing Modern Warfare developer and Activision-owned ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 16th 2010 at 6:04PM in News
Party leaders back new awards

Party leaders back new awards

Standout creatives from the British game industry are to be recognised during a new awards event backed by the three key party leaders.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2010 at 3:44PM in News
Byron returns to review Report

Byron returns to review Report

Two years on from the now infamous Byron Report on video games age ratings, TV presenter Dr Tanya Byron is to return to her work and review the progress that ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 11th 2010 at 1:30PM in News

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Gordon Brown praises UK games sector

Gordon Brown praises UK games sector

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has again talked up the British game industry, claiming that the nation’s developers are "by far the biggest producer of computer games in Europe."

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2010 at 12:21PM in News
Bosses cautious about end of recession

Bosses cautious about end of recession

The UK may be out of the recession – but publisher bosses are mindful of a slow recovery for video games.
UK GDP rose just 0.1 per cent during Q4 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2010 at 10:22AM in News
EA responds to Lasky criticism

EA responds to Lasky criticism

Publisher EA has responded to the recent attack from former exec Mitch Lasky in which the Jamdat Mobile founder slammed now-boss John Riccitiello for his current business strategy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 18th 2010 at 12:08PM in News
Retail to reign “for some considerable time”

Retail to reign “for some considerable time”

The speed at which digital content has grown over the last 12 months has been phenomenal, but all three platform holders have told MCV – or more precisely, the guest ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2010 at 1:45PM in News

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Andrew Brown's Question Time

Andrew Brown's Question Time

One publisher boss. Three format-holder chiefs. Five questions. Find out what happened when Activision’s Andrew Brown quizzed Microsoft’s Neil Thompson, Sony’s Ray Maguire and Nintendo’s David Yarnton.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2010 at 11:11AM in News
Andrew Brown writes for MCV

Andrew Brown writes for MCV

To celebrate our final issue of 2009 Activision UK boss Andrew Brown has stepped up to the plate as one-off guest editor of MCV magazine.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 21st 2009 at 9:25AM in News
Team 17: UMD never really got going

Team 17: UMD never really got going

Team 17 Studio Head Martyn Brown has praised Sony’s newest PSP console, adding that the platform holder has made a wise move in embracing digital distribution.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 3rd 2009 at 5:24PM in News
Brown’s Budget praised by TIGA

Brown’s Budget praised by TIGA

UK games development trade body Tiga says that Chancellor Gordon Brown’s latest economic Budget, detailed yesterday, proves that the government is listening to the industry.

by Michael French
on Mar 26th 2007 at 11:45AM in News