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THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS We read Twitter so you don’t have to
tom_watson Is it really 30 years today? God bless the ZX Spectrum.
(Tom Watson, Labour MP) Monday, April 23rd
jonfaec We are in an era where children will grow up not knowing what a Game Boy is.
(Jon Brady, writer) Monday, April 23rd
LBradders Oh MCVwhy must you print tweets and photos to embarrass me! What happens at MCV Awards should stay at MCV Awards! (Lauren Bradley, Namco Bandai) Thursday, April 26th
Lee_TheSun From The Suntoday – Call of Dutyis a ‘brain booster’. So there.
(Lee Price, The Sun) Saturday, April 28th
gethill Interestingly the top 3 Vita sellers on PSN are all under a tenner, with the top 2 under £5. Modern mobile gaming’s price point won’t budge. (Matt Hill, T3)
Saturday, April 28th
grmcall Playtesting in kids’ homes today. Been asking them why they stop playing a game and never go back, most issues are usability related. (Graham McAllister, Player Research) Sunday, April 29th
RovioHQ 50 million downloads in 35 days! Proud to have #angrybirdsspace as one of the fastest growing games ever!
(Rovio Entertainment) Monday, April 30th
mikejennings Now this is a great press release: PopCap is making “adult sleepwear and boxers”, other clothes, toys, and USB gubbins w/ Plants vs Zombies!
(Mike Jennings, PC Pro) Monday, April 30th
slackerninja The next time a developer says that they don’t want multiplayer mode to be tacked on, it means they do want it tacked on.
(Rishi Alwani, Indiagames) Monday, April 30th
GriddleOctopus Rovio has just announced an Angry Birds theme park. Hope it’s free entry w/ paid-for rides.
(Dan Griliopoulos, writer) Tuesday, May 1st
THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday, April 30th
1. iPhone 5 rumours suggest LiquidMetal unibody case
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/iphone-5-rumours-suggest-liquidmetal-unibody-case/094857 2. PS4 and Xbox 720 sales won’t match current gen, analyst believes
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-and-xbox-720-sales-won-t-match-current-gen-analyst-believes/094858 3. There’s life after GAME
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/there-s-life-after-game/094852 4. Minecraft makes High Street debut
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/minecraft-makes-high-street-debut/094851 5. PS3 price drops occur at select retailers
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-price-drops-occur-at-select-retailers/094839 6. Kingston Uni urges Metro to run “Xbox paedophile predators” correction
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/kingston-uni-urges-metro-to-run-xbox-paedophile-predators-correction/09484 7. MCV Awards: See fight scene video here
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-awards-see-fight-scene-video-here/094861 8. Baker becomes Game Retail Limited
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/baker-becomes-game-retail-limited/095184 9. PS3 is leading Euro market in 2012
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-is-leading-euro-market-in-2012/095170 10. Heroes of Ruin becomes GAME exclusive in UK
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/heroes-of-ruin-becomes-game-exclusive-in-uk/094933
ANNIVERSARY th
1982-2012
www.mcvuk.com //CLASSIC//Last Ninja 2
This is the sequel to cult 1987 action title The Last Ninja. It sold over 13m copies and is recognised as one of the best games released on the C64, collecting plenty of industry awards for Game of the Year and a plethora of magazine accolades.
Released: 1988 Formats: Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Amiga, Atari ST, NES, PC
PRESENTS FACTS 5 SECOND
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
Loss reported by Nintendo for the year ending March 31st
Unchartedgames sold worldwide to date
£284m 17.3m 2.1%
Decline in like-for-like store sales at GameStop for its financial year ending January 28th, 2012
Money raised for GamesAid at this year’s MCV Awards
£4,000 13th
The day of November this year when Call of Duty: Black Ops II will hit shelves
38
The number of extra countries Star Wars: The Old Republicwill be available in across the Middle East and parts of Europe
PDP distributes the Sony- licensed Vita ‘Crystal Case’
europesales@pdp.com
www.pdp.com May 4th 2012
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