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POLL DO YOU AGREE WITH WADA'S CLAIM THAT SERVER-BASED GAMING WILL OVERTAKE CONSOLES?
REVIEW SCORES
66%
MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...
90%
No
Left 4 Dead 2 PC, EA
22% Yes
12% Maybe
88%
80%
76%
76%
Dragon Age: Origins, PS3, EA
Band Hero, Wii, Activision
Ghostbusters, Wii, Atari
Singstar: Take Taht, PS3, Warner Bros
*Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press
The industry appears to disagree with Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada. Following the exec’s revelation that the publisher is preparing for the demise of physical media, we asked participants of the latest MCV online survey if the death of home consoles is imminent. Just under two
thirds said that they believe the console format has plenty of life left in it, while less than a quarter believe it will be replaced by digital distribution and serverbased gaming systems such as OnLive. Take part in MCV’s next poll at www.mcvuk.com
MARGIN MAKER INDIE CHARTS - ALL FORMATS 1
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THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
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3
4
TITLE/FORMAT
5
PUBLISHER
ASSASSIN’S CREED II FORMAT: 360
DEVELOPER: UBISOFT MONTREAL PUBLISHER: UBISOFT
2
3
ASSASSIN’S CREED II PS3
3
2
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 360
UBISOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4
5
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
5
4
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 360
6
6
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7
9
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC
SEGA
8
RE
9
8
10
RE
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 360
LITTLEBIGPLANET PSP
NINTENDO EA
COD: MODERN WARFARE 2 PC
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