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After submitting to Lara Croft last week, FIFA is once again No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. FIFA 14 chalks up its tenth week at No.1 and becomes the eleventh title to join an elite group of games, which have recorded over ten weeks atop the …
Read More »Yogscast: The journey behind the UK’s No.1 YouTube channel
Nobody paid attention when the Yogscast was created six years ago. Born as BlueXephos, founded by everyday gamers Simon Lane and Lewis Brindley, it was just one of thousands of YouTube channels offering original gaming content. But in 2014 it’s difficult for anyone in games to not have heard of …
Read More »PS4 outselling Xbox One 1.5-to-1 in the UK
Sony has claimed that PS4 is experiencing a significant sales advantage over its rival Xbox One in the UK. UK boss Fergal Gara told Eurogamer that its machine is outselling Microsoft’s by a ratio of 1.5-to-1 in the UK. That means for every two Xbox Ones sold PS4 is selling …
Read More »MCV Awards 2014: The finalists are revealed
Over 100 different UK games firms are in the running for an MCV Award. You can find out who has won on April 10th at the London Lancaster Hotel, where our prestigious ceremony – hosted by comedian Adam Hills – unveils the winners. The MCV Awards recognise success and innovation …
Read More »Yes, that’s another No.1 for FIFA 14
EA’s FIFA 14 has claimed its fourth successive and ninth overall No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The traditional quiet start to the New Year delivers yet another largely unchanged Top Ten this week, with the regular suspects trading places and Call of Duty: Ghosts and …
Read More »How eSports is becoming a legitimate sport
Millions of people around the world are playing their favourite games right now. The majority do so for fun in their free time. But others are seasoned professionals, celebrated for their gaming prowess – and even make a living through their in-game abilities and accomplishments. And then there are the …
Read More »See Alien: Isolation at special Develop event
Develop readers will have a chance to look behind the scenes of the hotly-tipped Alien: Isolation at a new event this February. Develop’s An Audience With… Alien: Isolation takes place on February 12th at the Dolby lounge in Soho, London. Tickets are on sale now priced at 29.99 + VAT …
Read More »‘UK is ready for game streaming’
Britain’s broadband is more than capable of offering on-demand gaming, MCV has been told. UK regulator Ofcom and games streaming specialist OnLive believe the roll out of fibre optic broadband has opened up streaming to more gamers than ever. It follows the announcement of PlayStation Now at CES last week. …
Read More »Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures arrives in the UK
Namco Bandai’s latest licensed Pac-Man spin-off has arrived in the UK. Animated TV show Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures premiered on the Disney XD channel last Saturday (January 11th) with its first two episodes airing at 9:30am and 10:00am. Namco reckons it’s the channel’s top-rated show so far for the …
Read More »Logitech Free2Play returns with Rs 1.5 lakh in cash prizes
Hot on the heels of its successful debut, Logitech is back with the second edition of its competitive LAN gaming event, Free2Play. Rs 1.5 lakh will be up for grabs in Free2Play #2, spread across five games – Counter-strike 1.6, Counter-strike: Global Offensive, DoTA 2, League of Legends, and Call …
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