Media & PR

Lord of the Rings: War in the North dated and rated for Australia

Warner Bros Australia has confirmed that Lord of the Rings: War in the North has received an Australian classification and local pricing. The co-op action RPG has been rated MA15+, avoiding the ban hammer, and will be released with an RRP of AUD$79.95 for PS3 and 360, and $69.95 for …

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Deus Ex storms UK August charts

Square Enix title Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the second best selling game in the UK in August. And it achieved this despite only being on sale for 48 hours of UKIE Gfk Chart-Track’s August tracking period (July 31st – August 27th). The only title able to better it was …

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OPINION: GameStop – goodie or baddie?

I have a right hand and a left hand. For the purposes of this article, my right hand shall be called mAStaK1lla. He represents the gamer and the consumer in me. I like great deals on new titles and am delighted when games turn up early. For the sake of …

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INTERVIEW: Chris Spearing, PDP

Last month, MCV reported that US-based peripherals specialist PDP has opened a new UK office.But this is just the beginning of a larger expansion into Europe. PDP is the No.1 gaming accessories manufacturer in North America, by quite some margin,” the firm’s newly appointed European regional manager Chris Spearing tells …

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Ingham quits CVG for Music Week

CVG editor Tim Ingham is leaving games journalism – to run leading business magazine Music Week. GMA-winner Ingham leaves his position as editor of ComputerandVideoGames.com (CVG) and will take over at Music Week on October 3rd. Music Week is published by MCV publisher Intent Media, which acquired the title from …

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Green Man Gaming goes continental

PC download firm Green Man Gaming is going international with four new European services. The company has partnered with retail specialists Next Level Games for the Czech Republic, teamed up with CD Media for a Greek store and is working with Vivida for a Turkey download site. All three digital …

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UKIE endorses London Games Conference

UKIE members will get a ten per cent discount on a full price ticket to the London Games Conference. The games trade organisation has signed on as an official partner of the November 10th event which looks at new digital business models for games publishers, retailers and developers. Keynotes at …

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INTERVIEW: Andrew Wilson, EA Sports

The new EA Sports president has an ambitious plan to have all the label’s games run as connected cross-platform experiences. But, he tells Michael French, that means some tough decisions for retailers, publishers and console manufacturers During your Develop conference keynote last month you said customers had lost interest in …

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INTERVIEW: Steve Nix, GameStop

GameStop may operate over 5,000 bricks and mortar game outlets globally, but it has been pushinghard on downloads and online content. MCV spoke to the man in charge of its digitaldistribution strategy Steve Nix about how his company is helping usher in a new era for PC gaming… All of …

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