Entries in 'sector' (27)
Future of video games at HMV in doubt as it decimates team
The UK games trade is concerned over the latest round of redundanciesat beleaguered retail giant HMV.
EA founder says consoles will become "a hobby market"
Predictions of gloom for the console sector aren’t exactly rare – and this morning you’ve got another one to add to the pile.
Borderlands 2 sparks market fight back
Sales of video games leapt up 125 per cent last week on the back of three blockbuster releases.
Games and consoles TV advertising at five-year low?
This week we review the current state of the games and consoles TV advertising market in 2012 so far, in comparison to the previous five years.
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277 lost GAME shops could cost market £158m
The UK games market could be as much as £158m worse off due to the closure of 277 GAME stores.
Games becomes second-fastest growing TV ad sector
Video games has become the second fastest growing TV advertising market in the UK, behind office equipment.
Steve Jobs - the man who changed handheld gaming
There are several moments that can rightly be called ‘pivotal’ throughout the history of gaming. The Magnavox Odyssey. Space Invaders. The NES. Game Boy. Sony’s PlayStation. Xbox Live.
QA Profile: U-Trax
MCV sits down with U-Trax president Richard van der Giessen about the state of the localisation and quality assurance sector.
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QA Spotlight: Babel Media
Babel Media’s VP of sales and marketing Keith Russell tells MCV about the state of the QA sector and a potential move to Montreal.
QA Spotlight: Enzyme Labs
MCV chats to Enzyme Labs president and CEO Yan Cyr about the challenges of testing 3D games, motion titles and more.
EA questions future of portable gaming
The shockwaves created by the shock 3DS price drop continue to ripple outwards, and now EA has warned Sony that the PlayStation Vita faces some very serious challenges.
FEATURE: Games for kids
Two factors are dovetailing to create growth in the pre-teen gaming market.Firstly, there is the traditional migration down the demographic that comes about as a generation of hardware enters its ...
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The importance of games merchandise
Christmas approaches, and video games once again find themselves competing with toys, gadgets, books and other items as they try to grab gifters’ attention.
Activision has no social gaming plans
Despite the likes of EA, Capcom and Ubisoft continue to enjoy growing success in sectors such as the App Store and Facebook, publishing giant Activision has said it has no ...
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.
Budget boosted by supermarket growth
The budget games sector has seen its sales soar at key UK supermarkets.
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Is 3D already in trouble?
There are significant doubts about whether the success 3D has seen at cinemas can translate to the home.
Social games market to hit $1.5bn in 2014
The total value of the social network games market will reach $1.5bn by 2014, according to a new report from Screen Digest.
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."
Casual no threat to core, claims analyst
It’s common knowledge that casual and social games markets continue to increase with importance – but that doesn’t mean the core games sector is under threat, one analyst has claimed.
World of Warcraft 'will not be beaten’
MMO specialists have told MCV that predicting the fall of World of Warcraft is ‘futile’.
Best of music genre “yet to come”
The creators of market rivals Guitar Hero and Rock Band have insisted that the future is bright for the music games genre, with the rising prominence of user-created content driving ...
PS3 targets FPS foothold with MAG
Sony believes it can grow its presence in the FPS market, with the arrival of online multiplayer blaster MAG.
Al King returns to games industry
Former EA and 20th Century Fox marketing director Al King has made a return to the video games industry with Creative Partnership.
Nintendo topples Mattel in toy market
Whilst we’re all aware of Nintendo’s lofty achievements in the video games sector, the Japanese gaming specialist is making major progress in other industries too and has now been named ...
