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Big TV push for Game of Thrones game

Big TV push for Game of Thrones game

The Game of Thrones console and PC spin-off will be backed by ‘high-profile’ TV advertisements.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 25th 2012 at 11:54AM in News
GAME crisis drives market depression

GAME crisis drives market depression

The collapse of GAME took a heavy toll on the UK games retail market last month.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 12th 2012 at 9:43AM in News
FRANCHISE FOCUS: Tom Clancy

FRANCHISE FOCUS: Tom Clancy

You'd be forgiven for thinking the fight for the military shooter crown was between two opposing forces.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 9th 2012 at 2:30PM in News
INTERVIEW: Ed Vaizey, MP

INTERVIEW: Ed Vaizey, MP

Tax breaks for games made in the UK are back on the agenda. So MCV spoke to Ed Vaizey, minister for the department of culture, media and sport, to find out ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Mar 29th 2012 at 10:51AM in News

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UK video game tax breaks are back on the agenda

UK video game tax breaks are back on the agenda

The UK government has declared its intention to establish a nationwide game tax break policy, in a dramatic manoeuvre that leaves the British sector in shock and jubilation.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Mar 21st 2012 at 1:05PM in News
VIDEO: Transformers Prime gets its own video game

VIDEO: Transformers Prime gets its own video game

The latest Transformers cartoon series is to receive an accompanying video game from Activision.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2012 at 12:59PM in News
Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th

Back to the Future boxed game due April 27th

Back to the Future: The Game arrives in UK stores in April, Deep Silver has announced.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 14th 2012 at 2:41PM in News

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Strictly Come Dancing game axed

Strictly Come Dancing game axed

Ubisoft has canned its licensed music game Strictly Come Dancing. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 8th 2012 at 3:38PM in News
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney penning video game soundtrack

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney penning video game soundtrack

None other than former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has said that he has agreed to pen music for an as-of-yet unknown video game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 31st 2012 at 10:49AM in News
The UK 2011 Video Game Charts

The UK 2011 Video Game Charts

Modern Warfare 3 emerged triumphant, but it was EA that was last year’s real victor. MCV analyses the full 2011 GfK?Chart-Track charts to unearth the winners and losers in a ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 26th 2012 at 2:22PM in News
Sega officially confirms London 2012 tie-in

Sega officially confirms London 2012 tie-in

Deep breath – London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games has been officially announced by Sega.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 17th 2012 at 2:39PM in News

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THQ quashes Disney cancellation rumours

THQ quashes Disney cancellation rumours

THQ is still funding development of an undisclosed project based on the upcoming Pixar movie Brave, a senior source within Disney has told Develop.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 17th 2012 at 9:41AM in News
UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 still reigns

UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 still reigns

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has claimed its fourth successive UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 5th 2011 at 9:44AM in News
UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 resists new release rivals

UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 resists new release rivals

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has resisted an avalanche of new releases to remain at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 21st 2011 at 9:37AM in News
Now! That's what I call marketing

Now! That's what I call marketing

Tubby Games has outlined the marketing push it hopes will take Now! That’s What I Call Music: Dance and Sing to the top the charts.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 16th 2011 at 2:18PM in News

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Modern Warfare 3 IS the world's biggest entertainment launch ever

Modern Warfare 3 IS the world's biggest entertainment launch ever

Activision has confirmed that modern Warfare 3 has shattered the record held by Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2011 at 1:36PM in News
Paddy Power paying out on Xmas No.1 betting

Paddy Power paying out on Xmas No.1 betting

We’re used to the absurd PR merry-go-round that is the betting for Christmas No.1, but even by those standards this is a bit odd.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 8th 2011 at 11:51AM in News
Xmas No.1: Date decision disqualifies Star Wars: The Old Republic

Xmas No.1: Date decision disqualifies Star Wars: The Old Republic

Sales of December’s Star Wars: The Old Republic won’t be counted towards the Christmas No.1.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 20th 2011 at 8:29AM in News
The race is on for Xmas No.1

The race is on for Xmas No.1

Modern Warfare 3 is the overwhelming favourite to be this year’s Xmas No.1, leading bookmakers say.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 20th 2011 at 8:19AM in News
New XIII game confirmed

New XIII game confirmed

Eight years on from its video games debut, French comic IP XIII is to re-enter the video games market with a new game called XII Lost Identity.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 17th 2011 at 3:43PM in News
New open-world Spider-Man game in development

New open-world Spider-Man game in development

A brand new Spider-Man game that promises to recapture the magic of 2005’s Spider-Man 2 has been revealed by Activision.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 17th 2011 at 11:49AM in News
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Jonah Lomu tackles retail on October 14th

Jonah Lomu tackles retail on October 14th

The next Rugby Challenge title will launch a week ahead of the World Cup final on October 14th, Alternative Software has announced.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 29th 2011 at 10:00AM in News
ITV apologies for Arma II "human error"

ITV apologies for Arma II "human error"

UK broadcaster ITV has apologised for the erroneous use of a gameplay clip from PC title Arma II in a documentary about Colonel Gaddafi and the IRA.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 28th 2011 at 8:33AM in News
Publisher stock slumps amidst market turmoil

Publisher stock slumps amidst market turmoil

Shares across the US and Europe were in free-fall yesterday amid warnings that the global economy had entered a danger zone.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2011 at 12:07PM in News