Entries in 'gamers' (40)
FEATURE: Engaging with gamers
Video games have the most devoted following of any entertainment medium. Gamers queue for days to pick up new blockbusters at launch. They furiously defend their favourite games from criticism. And ...
Core leadership under threat
The rising market in what stat trackers NPD 'digital gamers' is threatening to overthrow hardcore gamers as the most active segment in the market.
OPINION: Give 'em an inch
You are your own worst enemy. Well, probably not YOU. Obviously the vast majority of MCVuk.com readers are of sane mind and valiant heart. And will be rewarded in the ...
Player spends 21 hours a day on Warcraft
A World of Warcraft player spent an average of 21 hours per day playing the online game.
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Why some gamers don’t like pre-owned
A study by US analyst Cowen & Company has said that fear of buying a scratched disk, missing out on the in-game manual or simply the urge to own new ...
Hardware RRP ‘dragging down’ market
With year-on-year comparison continuing to paint a picture of gradual decline in the home console games sector, analyst Cowen & Company has named the high RRP of console hardware as ...
Facebook has 200m active gamers
Internet powerhouse and social networking leader Facebook has outlined a range of initiatives that it hopes will arrest the slowdown of gaming growth on the website.
Sony: Motion Control for hardcore too
Echoing similar assurances given by Microsoft last June, Sony has stated that whilst the mass-market implications for its upcoming Motion Controller are obvious, the device will also cater to the ...
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Xbox ultimatum for Zac Efron
Gaming is once again at the centre of a high-profile celebrity split story with news that High School Musical star Zac Efron’s gaming addiction has landed him in the dog ...
Black Wii targets lapsed gamers
Nintendo believes that its new sleek black Wii console can single-handedly lure hard-to-reach consumers back into gaming.
UK has most online and console gamers in Europe
Recent research shows that Great Britain has more online and console gamers than any other territory in Europe.
Twentysomethings spend big in UK
The latest TNS data shows that gamers aged between 25 and 34 years old spend the most money on games in the UK.
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Girl gamers get 505's attention
Burgeoning UK games publisher 505 Games is to enter the increasingly competitive girl-gamers market on DS with the announcement of its new The Academy range, which is due to arrive ...
Could credit crunch hit Nintendo hardest?
The extent to which the games industry is or is not ‘recession-proof’ will be revealed over time, but two leading industry analysts have warned that casual-centric games firms, and more ...
The Sims 3 targets 'real' gamers
EA’s The Sims Studio is looking to lure traditional gamers to the next installment in the franchise, The Sims 3, with more ‘goal-orientated’ gameplay.
