Entries in 'video' (754)
JAPAN: Market drops year-on-year
Early numbers from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain claim that the Japanese market suffered a slight annual decline for the fiscal year ending March 31st.
US porn star admits to gaming love
American porn actress Belladonna has said that she’d like to do some video game themed work, adding that gaming has already made an appearance in some of her films.
AvP devours February charts
The big games of February may have belonged to Sega, Ubisoft and Take-Two, but it was EA that emerged as the biggest publisher last month.
GameCrush dating site blown out
A new site that offers gamers the chance to pay for private video links to gamers of the opposite sex has been forced to temporarily close its beta due to ...
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Roary and Fifi eye up consoles
Content production company Studio Liddell has confirmed that it has a hand in the production of three new titles for the iPhone and Wii based on popular children’s properties Roary ...
Future warns of tough times
Though it insists that its half-year financials (which are due to be published on May 20th) should meet its previously published expectations, Future has issued a cautious pre-close trading update.
Tories: We’ll offer tax breaks in first term
The Conservative Party says it will introduce game development tax breaks in its first budget if elected to form a Government, Develop can reveal.
The party’s spokesperson for the game ...
Can Batman be 3D’s killer app?
Nintendo isn't the only company eyeing innovative new 3D games technology.
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Rawlinson talks UKIE
Rebranding ELSPA to the newer, more accessible UK Interactive Entertainment Association ‘reflects the evolving nature of the industry’ according to director general Michael Rawlinson.
AUS: Atkinson replacement supports R18+
The man who will be filling the shoes of the outgoing South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is said to be in favour of the introduction of an R18+ age rating ...
MW2 is 2009’s entertainment champ
Having shattered most the game industry’s records upon its release last year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has also emerged as the overall UK entertainment champ of 2009.
Amazon preparing digital market assault?
Global online retail giant Amazon could be preparing to square up to both the leading figures in digital distribution and browser based gaming, according to a prediction from one analyst.
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Games got cheaper in 2009
The average sale price of a video game in the UK fell last year compared to 2008, new data from the ERA shows.
Is this the end of specialist games retail?
It’s official: supermarkets are the fastest growing games retailers in the UK.
According to TNS data published by ERA this week, supermarkets took up 17.7 per cent of revenue earned ...
Nickelodeon pledges games commitment
Nickelodeon will release up to eight titles over the next year – but retailers shouldn’t expect games based on their new IPs just yet.
Who could be the new GamesMaster?
"Whoever it is needs to be a gamer and carry a good amount of credibility. Dominik Diamond knew his games or at least gave that impression. That’s crucial if the ...
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GAME ‘safe’ from Best Buy invasion
Ahead of the opening of its first UK stores in Liverpool, Southampton, Merry Hill and Thurrock next month, Verdict Research consulting director Neil Saunders has told MCV that Best Buy ...
Sony prepping Michael Jackson game
A brand new Michael Jackson game seems very much on the cards after news that Sony has swooped to secure a seven-year deal for the rights to release video games ...
VIDEO: MW2 Stimulus DLC
Infinity Ward has released the first video of the highly anticipated Stimulus Package – the first DLC for the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
IAB forms games advertising group
The Internet Advertising Bureau has formed a new video games steering group that hopes to drive growth in internet advertising within the sector and to establish a code of best ...
Livingstone: Tax breaks will create new jobs
Though we’re yet to learn the specifics of how exactly the government’s promised video games tax breaks will take shape, Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has praised Chancellor Darling’s decision ...
UK "will remain a development leader"
The UK government has issued a statement regarding its pivotal decision to incorporate a tax break system into the UK game industry.
DCMS reveals tax break details
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has revealed to Develop more details on Labour’s plan for game development tax breaks.
UK tax breaks – ELSPA responds
The importance of the UK video games industry is at last being recognised – that’s the conclusion of trade body ELSPA in light of the Government's pledge to support the ...
Devs' delight at tax break reform
The British game industry is revelling in the news that the UK will now receive game development tax breaks.
