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THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS We read Twitter so you don’t have to
GZ_Dave I wonder if the EA/Chillingo deal means we'll be seeing Angry Birds 2012on NGP/3DS/360/PS3/Wii, followed by Angry Birds: Ultimate Team.
(David Scammell, GamerZines) Tuesday, March 1st
acton GAME group and Tencent had similar revenue last year but Tencent's market cap is 100X larger. (EBIT margin of 3% v 51% perhaps) (Michael Acton Smith, Mind Candy) Wednesday, March 2nd
stoonami In honour of the new Pokémongames out tomorrow... how do you get Pikachu on a packed bus? Poke ‘im on! (I’m available for b‘days, etc.)
(Stu Taylor, Lunch PR) Thursday, March 3rd
ian_livingstone Inspirational GDC. Indy games BIG ‘cos of Minecraft. Power to the online artists! But for every Angry Birdsthere will be lots of dead birds.
(Ian Livingstone, Eidos) Saturday, March 5th
olson_daniel People should follow along with @Patorama on his Zeldamarathon:
http://www.patguarino.com/zelda/
(Dan Olson, Treyarch) Sunday, March 6th
TimOfLegend Playing Beyond G&E, I fell off a ledge into an unlit room that seems endless. Bug or puzzle?
(Tim Schafer, Double Fine) Sunday, March 6th
Clert Struck today by how much I’m enjoying the presentation of Dragon Age 2. Hearing strange things about review scores, though.
(Robert Purchese, Eurogamer) Monday, March 7th
schillingc Title contender Fight Night Champion was knocked to the canvas by a vicious haymaker from challenger Pokémon B/Win this week’s chart.
(Chris Schilling, The Observer) Monday, March 7th
thezombiecow If you worked on #PixelJunk Shooter 2and you came up with the idea of those electric shuriken things, then you are MEAN. (Dan Marshall, Zombie Cow Studios) Monday, March 7th
NathanDitum Amazing news! 3DS arrives. Confusing news! It has no games yet. This will make reviewing the game challenging for now. Still: buttons!
(Nathan Ditum, FirstPlay) Monday, March 7th
THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday, February 28th
1. Euro customs officials seize PS3s in Blu-ray dispute
www.mcvuk.com/news/43257/Euro-customs-officials-seize-PS3s-in-Blu-ray-dispute
2. GAME trials pre-owned pre-order offer
www.mcvuk.com/news/43342/GAME-trials-pre-owned-pre-order-offer
3. UK Xbox gamers spend £64 a month
www.mcvuk.com/news/43330/UK-Xbox-gamers-spend-64-a-month
4. Angry Birds heading to Facebook
www.mcvuk.com/news/43348/Angry-Birds-heading-to-Facebook
5. iPad 2 launches same day as 3DS in UK
www.mcvuk.com/news/43305/iPad-2-launches-same-day-as-3DS-in-UK
6. Amazon to bid for Blockbuster?
www.mcvuk.com/news/43272/Amazon-to-bid-for-Blockbuster
7. OPINION: Best Buy trouble
www.mcvuk.com/news/43273/OPINION-Best-Buy-trouble
8. R4 already working on 3DS
www.mcvuk.com/news/43246/R4-already-working-on-3DS
9. Assassin’s Creed: Da Vinci Edition announced
www.mcvuk.com/news/43271/Assassins-Creed-Da-Vinci-Edition-announced
10. HMV issues second profit warning
www.mcvuk.com/news/43268/HMV-issues-second-profit-warning
www.mcvuk.com March 11th 2011 11 5 SECOND
FACTS
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
1m Epic Games’ sales expectations for Bulletstorm 85%
A majority of the UK population will see 3DS TV ads three times ahead of launch
£33.99
The price of pre-ordered pre-owned titles at
GAME.co.uk such as Crysis 2 and Homefront
70%
The increase in year-on- year revenue made on the PlayStation Store
5
Number of 3DS games in the Japanese Top Ten software chart
The iPad 2 is a third thinner than its predecessor
33% 19m
The number of PS3 owners who have downloaded online hub PlayStation Home
76%
Over three quarters of PC gamers have purchased a game digitally
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