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American ratings board the ESRB has granted a certificate to retro PSOne RPG Final Fantasy VII, a sure sign that the cherished game is heading to the US arm of Sony’s PSN. There’s no word yet on a European release date, but don’t expect the wait to be too long. …
Read More »E3 2009 conference schedule
As you’re more than likely already well aware, next week sees the games industry’s most important event take place in LA – and MCV will be here covering all the major announcements as they happen. E3 2009 coverage has already started on MCV and will be ongoing through to the …
Read More »US: Final Fantasy XIII gets 2010 release
It’s hardly the biggest surprise in the world, but a new poster advertising campaign in the US has confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII will be released in the region in 2010 – scuppering any lingering hopes that the game would make it to retail this year. The confirmation comes form …
Read More »Like-for-like declines at GameStop
Though questions regarding gaming’s resilience to the recession are being asked with increasing frequency, GameStop has posted year-on-year gains for the quarter ending May 2nd – though the all important like-for-like numbers showed a slight decline. Net earnings for the period hit $70.4m, a year-on-year increase of 13.4 per cent. …
Read More »Future H1 profit drops 70%
Future Publishing has revealed a year-on-year drop of 70 per cent in pre-tax Group profits for the first six months of its fiscal year. However, the UK office enjoyed a three per cent profit rise in the period, as the firm faced tough market conditions in the US. The Group …
Read More »Codemasters to capitalise on Ashes for Cricket 2009
Ashes Cricket 2009 will be the biggest sports game this summer, ahead of big-name rivals Virtua Tennis, Tiger Woods and Wii Sports Resort, says Codemasters. This year’s Ashes event is the first time the series has taken place in the UK since the fabled 2005 tournament, when England reclaimed the …
Read More »31 EA titles sell more than a million
EA has stated that 31 of its titles sold more than a million copies in the last 12 months – an improvement on the 27 1m+ sellers the firm published in 2007. Furthermore, three titles sold over 5m copies each – FIFA 09, Need for Speed Undercover and Madden NFL …
Read More »Annual EA losses pass $1bn
North American based publisher EA has reported a GAAP net loss of $1.088bn for the year ending March 31st 2009 – an increase of over 100 per cent compared to the $454m loss in the same period the year before. Revenue for the period hit $4.212bn, up 15 per cent …
Read More »MCV Awards video blitzes YouTube
The official video skit for last week’s MCV Awards 2009 has proved a real hit online, with the upload currently nearing the 5,000 views mark on YouTube. The sequence includes appearances from many top UK games executives, including David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael Rawlinson (ELSPA), John Clark (Sega), Martyn Gibbs (Gamestation) …
Read More »Gameloft sales climb 22% in Q1
Gameloft has posted consolidated revenue of 30.8 million euros for the first quarter of 2009, up 22 per cent year-on-year. Europe accounted for 35 per cent of revenue, North America 37 per cent and RoW 29 per cent. In terms of platform, 94 per cent of revenue came from mobile …
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