NEWS: DIGEST
THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS We read Twitter so you don’t have to
ImagineMD Eek – we’ve just gone over 150 employees! Scary stuff.
(Damian Butt, Imagine Publishing) Wednesday, August 24th
Nathan_Irvine My body clock is broken. Fell asleep at 7pm and I’ve woke up every hour until now. I’m sure I was pedalling in my sleep too #GamesAid352
(Nathan Irvine, Gamesradar) Wednesday, August 24th
JonTt Do U know, I don’t own any 3D capable device, not even a 3DS. And I’m usually an earlier adopter. I don’t think 3D’s ready 4 mainstream yet (Jon Burton, Traveller’s Tales) Wednesday, August 24th
benfritz Only in the video game industry would a panel about how to break into journalism feature 2 publicists along with 2 reporters
(Ben Fritz, LA Times) Wednesday, August 24th
Seffers007 Sorry about Steve Jobs resigning as CEO. Apple has made an incredible impact on indie development taking mobile gaming out of the dark ages.
(Jamie Sefton, Game Republic) Thursday, August 25th
KittyKat1988_ The GAME website and Gamestation site are being redesigned for a merge. Also new features being added. Site isn’t up yet but should be soon.
(Katie Rossiter, Microsoft) Thursday, August 25th
kezamacdonald Same-sex marriage in Skyrim! Man, Bethesda and BioWare’s worlds are so much fairer than our own.
(Keza Macdonald, IGN) Thursday, August 25th
VickiePeggs really sad news to hear @babelmedia are closing their doors in the UK. It leaves @USSpeaking as the lone UK’s localisation experts (Vickie Peggs, Universally Speaking) Thursday, August 25th
AndyGray_ Just seen a report of a supposed PC FormatF1 2011review on the forum. PC code has not been sent out so someone is winding you guys up. (Andy Gray, Codemasters) Thursday, August 25th
Jam_sponge Last week of flipping straight to the MCVnipple-spread. Back to the egocentric tweet- spotting then, I guess.
(Matt Lees, OXM) Thursday, August 25th
THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday, August 29th
1. PS3 sales leap following price drop
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-sales-leap-following-price-drop/083512
2. BioWare: RPGs are becoming less relevant
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/bioware-rpgs-are-becoming-less-relevant/083510
3. PES 2012 demo delayed on 360
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/pes-2012-demo-delayed-on-360/083716
4. Rugby Challenge gets release date right next to Rugby World Cup
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/rugby-challenge-gets-release-date-right-next-to-rugby-world-cup/083590
5. PS3 passes 22m European sales
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-passes-22m-european-sales/083710
6. GameStop slashes Deus Ex: HR to £20.97
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamestop-slashes-deus-ex-hr-to-pound-20-97/083588
7. Rezurrection DLC announced as Black Ops tops 25m sales
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/resurrection-dlc-announced-as-black-ops-tops-25m-sales/082614
8. EA says thanks but no thanks to Activision’s call for calm
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ea-says-thanks-but-no-thanks-to-activison-s-call-for-calm/083507
9. Black Ops Rezurrection DLC arrives on Xbox
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/black-ops-rezurrection-dlc-arrives-on-xbox/083587
10. This year’s FIFA ad debuts on Sunday
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/this-year-s-fifa-ad-debuts-this-sunday/083659
www.mcvuk.com 5 SECOND
FACTS
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
European sales of PS3
22m 5%
Decline in Apple’s shares following Jobs’ resignation
11
Number of Best Buy stores in the UK following the opening of its Enfield branch
80%
Amount of Sony DADC’s Enfield business now being handled from Cert Octavian’s Hoddesdon facility
150
Number of HMV’s UK and Ireland stores that will dedicate floor space to a new technology range
$1m
Prize money at this weekend’s multiplayer tournament at Activision’s Call of Duty XP
89
Metacritic score of all three SKUs of Deus Ex: Human Revolutionat launch
£20.97
The temporary price of Deus Ex: Human Revolutionon
GameStop.co.uk earlier this week
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