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MSN is the official media partner for the upcoming Golden Joystick Awards. The web service will be covering all the action on a dedicated hub-site, complete with pre-awards news, information on the nominees and the eventual winners. We are absolutely delighted to be associated with the world’s most renowned gaming …
Read More »PC Zone: So long, and thanks for all the chips
It still baffles me that PC Zone ever worked at all. In 1993, the old console markets were in the twilight of its years and PlayStation had yet to drag the public perception of gamers from sad ski-jacket wearing nerds into ‘ordinary’ people. But that’s what gamers were and still …
Read More »PC Zone to be closed
UPDATE: Hogarty has contacted MCV to inform us that he is no longer editor at PC Zone, having taken up a position at Gamereactor.eu last week. He adds that the September issue of PC Zone will be the last.ORIGINAL STORY: A report on PC games site Rock Paper Shotgun – …
Read More »GamesMaster relaunched today
Future Publishing has released the new look GamesMaster today as part of its ongoing plans to reboot the entire brand. The redesign is the biggest in the publication’s 17-year history and sees the introduction of new features, as well as a shift in focus to incorporate mobile, online and social …
Read More »Profits rise at Future
A 13 per cent year-on-year increase in traffic is the headline figure to emerge from Future Publishing’s H2 fiscal results. The media company reported a profit of 3.6m for the period – 13 per cent up on the same period the year before. However, revenues fell seven per cent in …
Read More »Call of Duty: Future Warfare
Call of Duty: Future Warfare, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Space Warfare or Call of Duty: Secret Warfare – any of these could well be the name of the next instalment in the famed FPS series. Why? Because, as spotted by Superannuation, each of these names has …
Read More »Best Buy launching games mag
Having enjoyed a record-breaking start to its life in the UK, it is now being claimed that retailer Best Buy is to launch an official in-store games magazine across its chain of North American stores. The claims come from the Facebook account of Andy Eddy, as spotted by The Game …
Read More »Price to leave Future for Fox
UPDATE:Statement from Future added below at 12.33, May 12th Robert Price is to leave Future Publishing, according to a video industry trade report. According to Cue Entertainment, the CEO of the firm – responsible for a host of specialist magazines and websites – will soon become the UK MD of …
Read More »Microsoft-Bungie relationship unchanged
Xbox 360 and Windows platform holder Microsoft has said in a statement that it’s business as usual as far as its business relationship with Bungie goes following the news that the developer has signed a ten-year deal with Activision. The new agreement gives Activision exclusive publishing rights to an as-of-yet …
Read More »CVG posts record audience growth
Over 2m gamers visited Future’s CVG.co.uk last month, a year-on-year rise of 68 per cent. Future said 2,265,823 people visited the consumer website last month, while UK unique users rose 26 per cent to 639,424. The results take in the entire CVG network, which also includes the Official Xbox Magazine …
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