Entries in 'video' (754)
Codemasters scraps Heist
Codemasters has cancelled work on inXile Entertainment's bank job-themed action game Heist, confirming that it plans to concentrate most of its efforts on internal development.
Ichan snaps up more Take-Two shares
Talk of an imminent buyout of Rockstar owner Take-Two has gained more weight with news that American billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased over a million additional shares in the publisher ...
Tradewest and Black Bean forge partnership
Games from Italian publisher Black Bean will be released in the UK via up-and-coming firm Tradewest, MCV can reveal.
BBC readies multiple Doctor Who games
BBC Worldwide has told MCV that talks are underway to turn Doctor Who into an array of new games.
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Moore: Sports to drive 3D gaming
With 2010 looking to be a big year in the quest to drive 3D TV sets into consumer’s houses, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has predicted that the sports sector ...
FIFA World Cup game kicks off
With Fabio Capello’s England team targeting success at this summer’s World Cup, EA has officially announced its licensed video game tie-in – FIFA World Cup South Africa.
Peripherals giants end agreement
Accessories specialist Bigben Interactive and its UK distributor Venom will end their distribution agreement next month.
Dara O’Briain to host Game BAFTAs
Comedian, presenter and gamer Dara O’Briain has been named as the host of the 2010 GAME British Academy Video Games Awards – the second time he has presided over the ...
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INDIA: Games The Shop debuts
Emerging market India is on the verge of welcoming its first dedicted national chain of video games retailer with the opening of the interestingly titled ‘Games The Shop’ in Mumbai’s ...
IDS blames games for ‘broken Britain’
In a lengthy pre-election rant with the The Times Online, former Tory leader and current back-bencher Iain Duncan Smith has slammed video games as one of the seemingly many ...
REPORT: UK 2009 charts
The record-breaking performance of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the market-commanding popularity of Nintendo’s hardware stole most of the headlines last year, but neither sold as many ...
Facebook reveals Games Dashboard
Any keen gamers will know that accessing games on the world’s largest social network is a bit of a chore – but that looks set to change with the upcoming ...
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Now ITV seeks console licensing deals
It’s not just the BBC that wants to boost its games activity – ITV also wants to see more of its key properties on consoles after having already licensed hit ...
BBC games boss named
BBC Worldwide has named former EA and Yahoo exec Robert Nashak as EVP of digital entertainment as part of its games strategy reboot.
JAPAN: Wii budget range announced
From February 25th Japanese consumers will be able to get their hands on a brand new range of budget Wii software, Nintendo of Japan has confirmed.
Braben fears UK dev slump
David Braben has issued a stark warning on the future of the UK game industry.
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EA linked to Apple’s iSlate
With Apple odds-on to lift the lid on its long-rumoured tablet Mac the iSlate next Wednesday, reports have claimed that video games publisher EA is working closely with Apple to ...
New IP grows market share
The importance of new IP in the video games market has, contrary to popular opinion, grown over the current generation of machines according to a new report from analyst firm ...
Death threats in Aussie R18+ debate
With the Australian government having finally opened up the debate on violent games, and in turn paved the way for a possible R18+ rating to be introduced, South Australian attorney ...
Disney pledges closer movie ties
Disney Interactive has teamed up with the full Walt Disney business to promote upcoming movie tie-in The Princess and the Frog.
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2009 was a turbulent year for the industry’s workforce, with publishers and developers falling to economic troubles and jobs cut across the board. But now that the worst of recession ...
CHIPS trials Xplace info kiosks
Chips stores have been testing out a new device that allows customers to access info on the latest games.
Kotick: “Our Spider-Man games suck”
We’re used to marketers defending what many regard as poor games, but it’s less common to hear a publisher boss lambaste his own titles – but that’s exactly what Activision ...
US: Wii Play tops all-time list
Nintendo’s Wii Play, a collection of minigames that comes bundled with the stand-alone Wii Remote, has been named as the best selling non-PC game of all time in the US, ...
iSlate unveiling set for Jan 27th?
Apple has sent out hundreds of press invitations for a mysterious event on January 27th – and most expect it to be the day when the computing giant at last ...
