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Slovakia is a small country by European standards. It is half the size of the neighbouring Czech Republic with a population of 5.5m – and only a little more than half of its residents live in urban areas. It also has a slightly lower average living standards compared to the …
Read More »MCV Awards return on April 18th
The MCV Awards return on April 18th, 2013 – with eight new prizes up for grabs. Updated and improved categories have once again widened the scope of the awards to reflect the changing market. For the 2013 awards we have new prizes for Retail Concept and Digital Retailer, two dedicated …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2013: Lobbying now open
Want to win an MCV Award? Well, the first thing you have to do is put yourself forward for one. Lobbying for the MCV Awards is now open. On November 23rd the full criteria for each award will be published in MCV and available online at www.mcvuk.com and at www.mcvawards.com. …
Read More »DeNA’s influence grows as revenues and profits jump
Japanese social games giant DeNA has reported a 45 per cent jump in quarterly revenue to $627m. Profits were up 38 per cent year-on-year at $254m. The company’s Moba-coin virtual currency also set a new high, grossing $700m from mobile games in Japan. Coin consumption was for the first time …
Read More »Introducing the GamesAid choir!
GamesAid’s latest fundraising venture has been revealed – a UK games industry choir. The group will give its first performance at the GamesAid Christmas Concert, which takes place on Wednesday December 19th at St Stephen’s, Rosslyn Hill. Tickets cost 20 per adult and 10 for under 16s and are available …
Read More »21 speakers in final London Games Conference line-up
Twenty-one experts in digital games and marketing will take to the stage at next month’s London Games Conference. The November 21st event has packed well-known industry faces,up-and-coming online businesses and iconic names like Twitter, Xbox, Google and EA into its targeted conference. A full schedule for the event has now …
Read More »Kickstarter UK is go
Kickstarter, the most popular vehicle for crowdfunding games development projects, is now available in the UK. Whereas previously UK-based developers could only pledge, but not create projects, now they can seek funding on the platform. The move has be widely welcomed by UK studios of every size, who have until …
Read More »Phil Harrison will give first public address as Xbox exec at LGC
Phil Harrison will give his first public address as an Xbox exec at next month’s London Games Conference. He will give the opening keynote at the November 21st event. Harrison joins a roster that already includes Twitter, Google, Electronic Arts, Sega, Disney, Yogscast and other key experts on digital games …
Read More »VIDEO: The Assassin’s Creed 3 launch trailer
With a week left until its release, Ubisoft has gone live with the official launch trailer for Assassin’s Creed III. The video has already been running on UK TV channels but can also be viewed right here. Assassin’s Creed III will be released in the UK on Wednesday October 31st. …
Read More »EE reveals 4G pricing plans in the UK; Prices start at £36
The cost of being amongst the first UK consumers to get 4G coverage on their mobile phones has been revealed by Everything Everywhere. 4G will go live on EE’s network on October 30th and will be available to all T-Mobile and Orange customers with a 4G-ready handset, which includes the …
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