The staff at Sega UK had a whip-round for the Mamoli Mission Orphanage in Mozambique. As a result, they managed to put together 45 Secret Santa Sacks for the children: drawstring bags filled with goodies such as pens, pencils, notebooks, baseball caps, jelly tots and wind-up torches. As you can see, the sacks went down very well.
THIS WORKOUT’S GOT SOUL GymBox Westfield is running a Soul Calibur V workout throughout February. Fans can exercise with a routine based on swordfighting moves from the game – what faster way is there to shed pounds than by losing limbs? And earlier this week, Namco completed work on Soul
Caliburgraffiti in Shoreditch. Some would call this art. Or clever marketing. We’re pretty sure it’s vandalism.
OFF THE RECORD
FROM THE ARCHIVE... ONE YEAR AGO MCV January 28th 2011
NEWS
Nintendo ramps up 3DS manufacturing as pre-orders outstrip those of the Wii… Future Publishing merges its games and film sales and publishing departments into one entertainment division… Ed Vaizey vows to help games firms work directly with the Treasury… Development sources tell MCVthat Star Wars: The Old Republichas been delayed to September. Fanboys go ballistic… Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobson wants to see a console version of football manager… Square Enix announces Final Fantasy XIII-2… Disney closes Propaganda Games and cans Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned…
CHARTS 1. LittleBigPlanet 2 Sony ....................................................................................PS3 2. Call of Duty: Black Ops Activision............................................360, PS3, Wii, PC 3. Just Dance 2 Ubisoft ................................................................................Wii 4. FIFA 11 EA ......................................360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, PC 5. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Ubisoft....................................................................360, PS3
the industry. The current members are AND FINALLY
Nintendo invites journalists, publishers and retailers over to Amsterdam for a special 3DS preview event. The show is hosted by Jonathan Ross and features guest appearances from Nintendo of Europe boss Satoru Shibata and Street Fightercreator Yoshinori Ono. And Disney’s head of marketing Keely Brenner
(pictured) appeals for donations as she trains for the New York Half Marathon – although it looks like she can’t remember how to tie shoelaces.
The Soul Calibur V Swordsman Workout equips fat fighters with replica swords. You have to bring your own costumes.
NEW RESI LOGO BLOWS Giraffes, apparently. Look closely and you’ll be able to see (and then never unsee) a long-necked African animal being fellated. What do you mean ‘one-track mind’?