MCV is reporting that Activision’s UK and Ireland MD Peter Hepworth has left the company. Hepworth made the move in order to pursue new opportunities.
Andrew Brown, Activision’s previous UK MD, will take over Hepworth’s role on an interim basis.
An Activision spokesperson said:
“Peter Hepworth, Managing Director of Activision’s UK operations has decided to leave the company to pursue new career opportunities. We will be continuing to work with Peter on UKIE initiatives and would like to thank him for his many years of service. In the interim, the Activision Blizzard UK and Ireland business will be overseen by Andrew Brown, Vice-President of Sales Excellence, while we look at a longer term solution.”
Activision Europe PR manager Sophie Orlando will also be departing. Orlando plans to join a PR agency in Australia.
Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia has offered some insight into sales of the Wii U. Agee noted that GameStop sales this holiday fell below expectations in terms of both hardware and software. Available stock at the retailer is apparently “abundant.”
It should come as no surprise that the Wii U Deluxe Set is outperforming the Basic model. Thanks to the “better value” provided by the Deluxe Set, consumers have been more than willing to shell out the extra $50.
Discussing Wii U software specifically, Bhatia said the attach rate at GameStop is “low”.
Bhatia wrapped up with the following comment:
“Our conclusion is the Nintendo Wii U launch has been slightly disappointing.”
Back in July, Two Tribes tweeted that it was thinking about bringing RUSH to Wii U. That’s still very much a possibility, and the studio could also look to release its other WiiWare puzzler, EDGE, on the console.
Two Tribes said today:
Now that Toki Tori 2 is in the final stages it’s time to look ahead. We’re thinking of bringing our cube games EDGE and RUSH to Wii U too.
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) January 3, 2013
Speaking about RUSH, Two Tribes commented that the TV could act as the optional display:
For RUSH we may end up making the TV the optional display, instead of the other way around which a lot of games are doing.
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) January 3, 2013
Mega Man Legends 3 is dead. Capcom cancelled the project and has no intentions to revive the title.
What’s a fan to do in this case? Well, while it’s far from what the final game would have been like, series followers can try a small fan-made browser offering. You’ll drive around as main character Barrett and pick up some Servbots along the way.
