Entries in 'games' (1281)
OnLive and GameSpot reach demo deal
An interesting new agreement between streaming games specialist OnLive and giant consumer games network GameSpot has been announced.
Friday's Five-Second Facts
Read and remember these stats that MCV has put together so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting.
MCV GameTime (week ending July 29th)
We look at the overall advertising activity for video games on TV this year up to July 10th, and examine how publishers are targeting different TV audiences.
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Game Boy games exclusive to 3DS Ambassadors
Having confirmed an unexpected 3DS price cut earlier today, Nintendo has now detailed how it intends to reward those who paid out full price for the system just a ...
Ten publishers dominate iPhone top 300
More than half of the money made from the top 300 iPhone games is channelled to just ten publishers, new data suggests.
3DS Euro price cut from August 12th, free games announced
Nintendo of Europe has confirmed it will be reducing the European trade price of 3DS to retailers by around a third from 12th August 2011.
Why did PopCap choose EA? Because it “really cares about games”
Suitors have been lining up to acquire PopCap since the turn of the year, but earlier this month EA was named as the successful buyer in a $750m deal. But ...
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GAME rolls out digital games to 1,200 stores
Retailer GAME has announced that it has rolled out its in-store digital games offering to 1,200 stores across the world.
Inafune and Suda 51 sign with social gaming firm
Several of Japan’s high profile ‘traditional’ games developers have signed a defining contract to build content for the social and mobile platform Mobage.
Disney appoints former Blizzard man as Marvel VP
Following its acquisition of Marvel in late 2009, Disney has placed a former Blizzard executive to head up its Marvel gaming strategy.
Friday's Five-Second Facts
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting.
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MCV GameTime (week ending July 22nd)
In the third instalment of this weekly feature, we look at the overall advertising activity for video games on TV this year up to July 4th.
PopCap lands Sony Ericsson deal
Casual games firm PopCap has announced a global deal with Sony Ericsson to pre-load ‘Games by PopCap’ onto its Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro models.
Sony: Some 3D games are poor quality
Integrating 3D visuals into a game without ensuring that the functionality adds something to the gameplay experience is potentially damaging, Sony’s 3D chief Mick Hocking has stated.
Analyst: Nintendo trumps Microsoft’s first party offerings
One US analyst had rubbished Microsoft’s belief that its first party Xbox 360 titles are “superior” to the catalogues offered by either Nintendo or Sony.
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Filmic games like "bastard half-children"
A game narrative expert has urged studios to stop forcing human drama into established game templates, claiming the approach has consistently proven to be flawed.
Colin Campbell joins IGN
Long-serving games journalist Colin Campbell has been appointed as IGN’s new head of news and features.
7sixty goes digital with SouthPeak
SouthPeak Interactive has teamed up with a new publishing label to drive its digital business forward.
Games Retail Guide 2011
MCV's annual High Street directory provides an overview of every buying team for each key UK video games retailer, as well as up-to-date store counts, company profiles and contact details.
Iwata: 3DS launch software line-up was too weak
Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has been held back by a lack of quality launch titles, Nintendo’s president Saturo Iwata has admitted.
Introducing MCV Gametime
In a new weekly feature, we look at the overall advertising activity for video games on TV.
Mad Catz to publish 360 games
Peripherals manufacturer Mad Catz has signed a publishing agreement with Microsoft to produce games for Xbox 360.
Now That's What I Call... Games
Record label EMI is turning its Now! That’s What I Call Music compilations into a Wii game, MCV can reveal.
Majority of Brits are now gamers
A new report from games market research firm Newzoo has revealed that the majority of UK nationals are now active gamers.
