NEWS: DIGEST
THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS We read Twitter so you don’t have to
PercyBlakeney63 Retail has woken up. Structural and seismic changes abound and not just in entertainment. Supermarkets have pressure to grow but punters on a diet.
(Andy Payne, Mastertronic) Tuesday, April 12th
IanAShepherd Clearing up a guilty secret tomorrow. Evening free, so will finally play Heavy Rain. I figure that many BAFTA nominations has to count.
(Ian Shepherd, GAME) Wednesday, April 13th
ViralNinja Finally watching the MCV Awards opening video, disgusted at the poor cocktail technique of a certain individual.
(Rich Churchill, Konami) Thursday, April 14th
AnusMcphanus If you’ve got a keen eye (and a magnifying glass) you can see me in this week’s MCV! Next year’s aim is to stage dive from the podium. (Dan Seto, Premier PR) Thursday, April 14th
SimonParkin This week’s issue of @MCVOnline uses a screen from Final Fantasy XIVin a box out about Final Fantasy XIII-2. THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME TO YOU.
(Simon Parkin, journalist) Friday, April 15th
GI_AndyMc Seems our Nintendo HD Console story today loosened the lips of publishers and developers across the globe. It’s coming, don’t doubt it.
(Andy McNamara, Game Informer) Friday, April 15th
AshtonRaze Place your bets: How many Portal 2 reviews will feature one or more of the first three lines of Still Alive?
(Ashton Raze, The Telegraph) Sunday, April 17th
JasonKill If I lost my job tomorrow and started a record store, I'd call it Vinyl Fantasy.
(Jason Killingsworth, Edge) Friday, April 15th
MrPhilHarrison Can't wait to play The Last Guardian– good luck Ueda-san finishing the game in a Tokyo summer with restricted air con. (Phil Harrison, London Venture Partners) Monday, April 18th
Lukeybwoy Just added Demon’s Souls and a Tom & Jerrycollection DVD to the same order from
Play.com. Two finer examples of violence as entertainment?
(Luke Geoghegan, Bastion) Monday, April 18th
THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday, April 11th
1. Now Activision’s Nick Grange joins Apple
www.mcvuk.com/news/43894/Now-Activisions-Nick-Grange-joins-Apple
2. Rob Saunders heading to Apple
www.mcvuk.com/news/43885/Rob-Saunders-heading-to-Apple
3. NGP 2011 launch ‘confirmed’
www.mcvuk.com/news/43947/NGP-2011-launch-confirmed
4. New retail stats show games on top in entertainment war
www.mcvuk.com/news/43951/COD-is-UKs-biggest-entertainment-product-of-2010
5. The new £1,500 Cave game
www.mcvuk.com/news/43895/The-new-1500-Cave-game
6. Ubi: ‘We can beat EA and Activision’
www.mcvuk.com/news/43880/Ubi-We-can-beat-EA-and-Activision
7. The Commodore 64 returns
www.mcvuk.com/news/43899/The-Commodore-64-returns
8. Black Ops Escalation DLC dated
www.mcvuk.com/news/43913/Black-Ops-Escalation-DLC-dated
9. MCV AWARDS: In Pictures
www.mcvuk.com/news/43902/MCV-Awards-In-Pictures
10. Microsoft promises more from Kinect at E3
www.mcvuk.com/news/43938/Microsoft-promises-more-from-Kinect-at-E3
www.mcvuk.com 5 SECOND
FACTS
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
50m PS3 consoles sold worldwide £24.32
The average price of a video game last year according to new Chart-Track data
400,000
Week one sales of the Nintendo 3DS in the US were just shy of this figure
32
The number of industry members apperaing in this year’s MCV Awards video
Units of Black Opssold in the UK last year
3.3m 89
Stereoscopic 3D compatible games now available on PS3
225,000
Week one global sales of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 made it the fastest-selling in the series
The value of China’s online games market
$5bn 15
Years that Capcom COO David Reeves believes retail will remain a big part of publishers’ plans
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