NEWS: DIGEST
THE WEEK IN 140 CHARACTERS The Tweets you might have missed in the last seven days
@squidmania Rockstar says the easiest way to access the burdened GTA Onlineservers is to write a profane message on their official forums. (Martin Gaston, GameSpot) Tuesday, October 1st
@Farrantula GTA Onlinevoice chat issues with @janedouglas meant that she couldn’t hear me, but I could hear her. Singing along to Mis-Teeq. (Andy Farrant, Outside Xbox) Tuesday, October 1st
@EscoBlades Valve: “Oops....we accidently-on- purpose leaked this top secret thing. We hope NO ONE on the internet saw it” Translation: “Dance minions!”
(Andrien Gbinigie, Ubisoft) Wednesday, October 2nd
@mikeBithell I am SO jealous of YouTubers who can get games greenlit / kickstarted via their mega audiences. I want that power to help games I dig.
(Mike Bithall, indie games developer) Wednesday, October 2nd
@Kieran_McGinley Reading through the MCV fixtures supplement again. Those positive feelings I had in August for Fulham have all but gone. (Kieran McGinley, GAME) Thursday, October 3rd
@Lee_Bradley I have the new Developmagazine and the ‘Inside Rockstar North’ feature. Gonna strip that bad boy down to bullet points. (Lee Bradley, Xbox 360 Achievements) Thursday, October 3rd
@uk_ie Woweee!! The new @developonline website is glorious!!
....Awesome job guys! Its much better! Check it out people!! ^.^
http://www.develop-online.net (UKIE) Thuesday, October 3rd
@Chupacaubrey The Darker Side of Pussy was the greatest username I’ve seen in Dead Island Epidemicso far. I was proud to be slaughtered by him/her.
(Aubrey Norris, Deep Silver) Thursday, October 3rd
@CharleyGC Love that @daraobriain & @MrEdByrne made it into @mcvonline this week for their Farming Sim convo on Mock the Week #lovethisindustry
(Charley Grafton-Chuck, Johnny Atom) Friday, October 4th
@IamXERO Just checked and #TransportTycoon is at number 10 on the iOS UK Charts... So chuffed :)
(Jas Austin, developer Origin8) Friday, October 4th
Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday, September 30th THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
1. Grand Theft Auto V voice actors defend title against game violence critics
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/grand-theft-auto-v-voice-actors-defend-title- against-game-violence-critics/0122139
2. Capcom Europe to cut more than half its staff
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/capcom-europe-to- cut-more-than-half-its- staff/0122059
3. ‘Price is not the problem’ - The Wii U rescue plan
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/price-is-not-the- problem-the-wii-u-rescue- plan/0122068
4. Tom Clancy passes away aged 66
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/tom-clancy-passes- away-aged-66/0122023
5. Grand Theft Auto V petition nears 600,000 signatures
http://www.mcvuk.com/news /read/grand-theft-auto-v- petition-nears-600-000- signatures/0122062
europesales@pdp.com www.pdp.com
PRESENTS FACTS 5 SECOND
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
40/40
GTA V’s score in Famitsu. The highest ever for a Western made game
87%
The percentage of children who have a portable or home console in their homes in the UK. A drop from 90 per cent last year.
600,000
The number of consumers that have signed a petition to get a PC version of GTA V
£47m
Mind Candy’s revenue for 2012, up 62 per cent
PDP Design & Manufacture the exclusive range of Officially Licensed Disney Infinity accessories
www.mcvuk.com
November 16th 2012
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