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THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS We read Twitter so you don’t have to
ShagAGamer Thanks to @MCVonline for their kind words earlier today. Your memberships are in the mail.
(Shag-A-Gamer) Monday, July 16th
OnlyOneT Interesting to see a few journos commenting that review system is broken. Should we as an industry just press reset on the process? (Stuart Turner, Capcom) Tuesday, July 17th
TomPhillips151 Wow, Zynga’s new logo screen is oppressively red and all-consuming. Gazing at it is like holding a staring match with Sauron.
(Tom Phillips, Eurogamer) Tuesday, July 17th
Danpinchbeck #dearestherhas now sold over 250,000 copies since launch. We always said we’d celebrate if we shifted 20,000.
(Dan Pinchbeck, Thechineseroom) Wednesday, July 18th
rclarke If you’re cosplaying Peter Molyneux at a convention don’t forget to carry a FREE BUGS sign.
(Robin Clarke, Appy Nation) Wednesday, July 18th
Davescarborough Publishers have been massively dumb this year not to release The Dark Knight Risesand Avengerstie-in games. Obvs don’t like money, init.
(David Scarborough, Games TM) Thursday, July 19th
ATVI_Acas Catch #BlackOps2on the big screen this week as the Villain trailer accompanies UK showings of #TheDarkKnightRises! Where are you seeing it?
(Liam Ashley, Activision UK) Thursday, July 19th
NoelClarke Should be writing but find myself watching Cowboys and Aliens. Might as well fire up Amazing Spider-Manon #PS3
(Noel Clarke, actor/director) Thursday, July 19th
giordanobc Mobile and social allow unprecedented access to market for devs. But getting games ready, get users to discover them and support them is hard (Giordano Contestabile, PopCap) Thursday, July 19th
RealBigBoyBarry At a trade show for UK retailer Argos. LEGO Santa in summer makes me sad (Alex Verrey, Mad Catz) Thursday, July 19th
THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending Friday, 20th
1. Terrifying horror game Slender available for free
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/terrifying-horror-game-slender-available-for-free 2. IN PICTURES: The ‘Super Slim’ PS3 4000
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/in-pictures-the-super-slim-ps3-4000 3. Date A Gamer founders launch... Shag A Gamer
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/date-a-gamer-founders-launch-shag-a-gamer 4. Pachter: Wii U “isn’t going to work"; Activision forced Pro Controller
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/pachter-wii-u-isn-t-going-to-work-activision-forced-pro-controller 5. MCV reports on Daily Mail story, descends into nonsense
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-reports-on-daily-mail-story-descends-into-nonsense 6. Hacker blows open Apple’s IAP system; Free content with no jailbreak
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/hacker-blows-open-apple-s-iap-system-free-content-with-no-jailbreak 7. iPhone 5 – just 22 days away?
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/iphone-5-just-22-days-away 8. Ouya nears $5m on Kickstarter but are the lies catching up?
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ouya-nears-5m-on-kickstarter-but-are-the-lies-catching-up 9. Wii U “definitely more powerful” than 360/PS3
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/wii-u-definitely-more-powerful-that-360-ps3 10. HMV reveals new, twin-stick 3DS XL!
www.mcvuk.com/news/read/hmv-reveals-new-twin-stick-3ds-xl
//CLASSIC//Impossible Mission
System 3 took the classic Epyx game and improved on it in every way. The DS, PSP and PS2 versions of the 12th greatest platformer of all time (according to Retro Gamer) features three full versions of the game, new graphics, sounds and a tutorial mode. The 1984 original still stands the test of time, but these new updates made sure Impossible Missionwas re-born for a new audience.
Released: 2003 Formats: PS2, PSP, DS
www.mcvuk.com europesales@pdp.com
www.pdp.com July 27th 2012
PRESENTS FACTS 5 SECOND
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
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Alan Duncan leaves Sony UK after almost 13 years at the PlayStation firm
1.1m
The number of Xbox 360 consoles sold worldwide in the last quarter
200m
The number of registered users on Jagex’s free-to- play MMO RuneScape
20
The number of staff made redundant at Capcom
Vancouver. Seven per cent of the studio
70%
130 of the 200-strong judging panel for the Games Media Awards are journalists
$8.1bn
The amount Vivendi wants for its share of Activision Blizzard, according to reports
PDP designs and manufactures the Afterglow Wireless Headset for all formats
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