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Gears Of War creator Epic Games has acquired a majority interest in People Can Fly, the Polish development studio behind Painkiller. MCV sister site Develop reports that the two companies first developed a relationship when People Can Fly showed Epic prototypes of an Unreal Engine 3-based multi-platform title they were …
Read More »New individual format charts revealed
ChartTrack hand ELSPA have unveiled two new charts this week, designed to demonstrate the unit sales and value of individual formats. In the first week of the new charts, Nintendo puts in a storming performance, claiming eight out of the top ten games in the units chart, while taking up …
Read More »Midway ready to wow Leipzig expo
US publisher Midway is set to show off the cream of its upcoming portfolio at the Leipzig Game Convention – and has said that it considers the expo a highlight of the industry’s calendar”. The firm will demo titles such as Stranglehold (360, PS3, PC), Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3, PC), …
Read More »UK CHARTS: No disguising Transformers success
Nintendo’s stunning summer performance also rumbles on this week, as the platform holder boasts seven format exclusives across DS and Wii in the top ten, with a notable mention for the ever-popular Wii Play, which rises to take second place. THQ has this week’s highest climber with DS release Purr …
Read More »I-play commits to N-Gage development
Games being readied for autumn debut of Nokia's new N-Gage platform
Read More »Popcorn Arcade: We’ll be biggest Wii developer
In a bid to ‘become the biggest developer for the Wii’, they have also hired five new staff: Gerard Mulcahy, Lee Parke and Samuel Hanke join the company as junior programmers while David Wolsey and Marc Geahchan enter the art department. The new studio will be headed up by Robert …
Read More »Mastertronic and Rising Star form alliance
The agreement will see the two companies working together in a new kind of business partnership, in what they believe will give both Mastertronic and Rising Star greater leverage at retail. Mastertronic will work with Rising Star’s sales and marketing team to tackle the High Street, at the same time …
Read More »Argos guns for bigger video game presence
The latest Argos catalogue has 27 pages dedicated to games – compared to the 18 pages that appeared in last year’s Autumn/Winter edition. In total, 290 software titles are now featured. This increased commitment has enabled us to introduce a dedicated ‘coming soon’ section across the platform ranges, informing customers …
Read More »Industry bowling tournament unveiled
Polish your balls bowling fans, as 505 Games and MCV would like to invite all retail and media to take part in the inaugural Brunswick Pro Bowling Retail & Media Tournament at All Star Lanes, London, on the evening of September 18th 2007. Brunswick Pro Bowling will be published by …
Read More »Data Design opens Popcorn Arcade studio
Aims to be â??the biggest developer for the Wiiâ??
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