Entries in 'year' (62)

Microsoft extends three year 360 warranty conditions

Microsoft extends three year 360 warranty conditions

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has altered the terms of conditions of its three year Xbox 360 warranty scheme to include problems related to the common E74 error.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 14th 2009 at 2:32PM in News
Mums and dads spend nearly £2bn a year on entertainment

Mums and dads spend nearly £2bn a year on entertainment

Parents spend on average £247 per child per year on digital entertainment, new research has found.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2009 at 12:45PM in News
Fallout 3 scoops GDC Game of the Year Award

Fallout 3 scoops GDC Game of the Year Award

Bethesda’s next-gen action RPG Fallout 3 has claimed the coveted GDC 09 Game of the Year Award at this year’s event, though it was LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule that emerged ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2009 at 2:02PM in News
Konami celebrates its 40th birthday

Konami celebrates its 40th birthday

Konami achieves 40 years in business this month, and the Japanese company is already looking ahead to its next four decades – with European growth and new IP a priority.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2009 at 11:04AM in News

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“The Lancer is the new Lightsaber”

“The Lancer is the new Lightsaber”

Aside from Epic’s recent news about its upcoming third update for Gears of War 2, all is relatively quiet in the Gears of Wars universe – but an admission from ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 10th 2009 at 12:52PM in News
Sony: PS3 is still on track

Sony: PS3 is still on track

Japanese electronics giant Sony has insisted that despite the falling annual sales of its PS3 console, it is still on track to sell ten million units by the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 30th 2009 at 11:55AM in News
50 things to look out for in 2009 – Part 2

50 things to look out for in 2009 – Part 2

2008 was a year filled with top new games, record breaking sales and high drama. MCV provides 50 reasons why 2009 is set to be even better. In this part, ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2009 at 4:00PM in News
50 things to look out for in 2009 – Part 1

50 things to look out for in 2009 – Part 1

2008 was a year filled with top new games, record breaking sales and high drama. MCV provides 50 reasons why 2009 is set to be even better. In this part, ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2009 at 4:53PM in News

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Casual gaming to kill consoles

Casual gaming to kill consoles

Digital marketing site ClickZ has made a bold claim about the future of gaming by claiming that the games console is heading to extinction thanks to the rise of casual ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 10th 2008 at 3:12PM in News
Online spearheads Zavvi growth

Online spearheads Zavvi growth

High Street retailer Zavvi has heralded a successful first year on the market by announcing strong improvements over the performance of the company it bought out in 2007 – Virgin ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 16th 2008 at 12:56PM in News
Xbox celebrates profitable year as 360 hardware sales rise

Xbox celebrates profitable year as 360 hardware sales rise

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which includes its Xbox 360 and Zune operations, has announced its first full year of profitable operations, with the fiscal year ending June 30th ’08 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 18th 2008 at 11:33AM in News
Need for Speed Undercover... uncovered

Need for Speed Undercover... uncovered

Speaking at the William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference in Chicago yesterday, EA CEO John Riccitiello announced that the next instalment in its popular street racing series Need for ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 19th 2008 at 2:59PM in News