Entries in 'games' (1281)
Tesco UK's non-food profits up 2.5%
Tesco's non-food sales for H1 2010 have increased 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the UK.
OnLive drops subscription fees
One of the more questionable aspects of OnLive’s business strategy has been dropped with confirmation that the cloud computing provider will no longer ask users to pay a monthly subscription.
Keita Takahashi opens new studio
Keita Takahashi, the inimitable game designer who recently broke ties with Namco Bandai, has formed a new independent entertainment company with his wife.
‘Game biz needs better role models’
The Brit behind one of the largest kids games sites in the world says the industry is short on business heroes.
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Gillen leaves the games industry
One of the most recognisable and respected writers in global games journalism has confirmed that is to leave the industry as of today.
Great games 'will defeat Zynga'
PopCap CEO Dave Roberts has blasted social gaming giant Zynga, claiming that the Peggle company's quality of product ultimately betters the FarmVille outfit's business model.
Kinect is for games ‘we can’t even imagine’
It’s “something of a chicken and egg thing”. That’s the challenge that Microsoft faces with the Kinect motion camera, according to EA’s European senior VP Jens Uwe Intat.
I love games, Kotick insists
It’s one of the better known supposed ‘facts’ about Bobby Kotick – he doesn’t like games. But the Activision boss has come out and denied the claims, saying that being ...
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Richard Keith forms Games Tribe
Erstwhile Future publisher Richard Keith has set up a new online games media company, called The Games Tribe.
GOG lives on… but at a cost?
Following the confusion that greeted its apparent closure earlier this week, suspicions that retro games service Good Old Games is in fact not closing have been confirmed.
Apple launches game website
A new section of the Apple website dedicated to video games has gone live.
Digital passes boxed in PC games market
A new report from American stat analysis group NPD suggests that the value of digital PC games market is now far greater than the boxed sector.
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PopCap and NCsoft to invade Korea
Casual gaming giant PopCap will expand its business into Asia after striking a new partnership with local publisher NCsoft.
HMV hurt by weak games market
Slow sales of video games and aggressive competitor discounting has seen HMV’s profits slow for the 19 week period ending September 4th.
Move demos coming to PSN
Consumers looking to get involved in the PlayStation Move experience but not intending to pick up the Move Starter Pack will be able to download demos of a number of ...
SocialDeck next for Google buyout
Google is continuing to invest heavily in social gaming firms ahead of a widely expected reveal of its new games division.
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Google loses games boss
Having only joined the firm in April, Google’s games boss Mark DeLoura has left the company.
Channel 4 confirms £1m games blitz
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a number of new games based on some of its most popular TV IP.
MS: Crackdown and Halo hitting mobile
Platform holder Microsoft has opened Gamescom 2010 with a serious statement of intent about what appear to be its very real ambitions for gaming on Windows Phone 7.
Retail and downloads ‘are the same’
The reliance of traditional publishers on bricks and mortar business has left them powerless to fend off the advances of the growing advances of the social and browser game sector, ...
Gaming arrives on Kindle
Though it’s never likely to emerge as a games platform to rival the likes of iPad or the DS, Amazon has released two games that are compatible with its Kindle ...
GameStop 'follows' its users online
US games retail giant GameStop wants to exploit the crossover between ‘core’ gamers at retail and ‘casual’ gamers playing online.
Blizzard teases console projects
Blizzard has told MCV that the development of a new game for consoles remains a possibility.
GameStop swoops for Kongregate
In what can only be described as a hugely significant move, video games retailer GameStop has acquired leading online Flash games portal Kongregate.
