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Former THQ president and Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin has joined Oculus VR as head of worldwide studios. The industry veteran announced his new gig on Twitter, adding that he will also oversee Oculus’ first-party content initiatives "There have only been a handful of times in my life where I …
Read More »E3 2014: PS4 Share function getting YouTube link
Gamers will be able to upload captured footage straight to world's most popular video site
Read More »UK game industry employment ‘at five-year high’
Sector contributes more than £1bn to the UK’s Gross Domestic Product
Read More »Don’t Starve coming to Vita
Don’t Starve is headed to PlayStation Vita, developer Klei Entertainment has announced. Entitled Giant Edition, the handheld version will also include the Reign of Giants DLC that was released for PC in April. The studio also says that the Vita release will use touch controls to navigate menus. A release …
Read More »FIFA: The Next Generation
FIFA 14 marked EA’s football next-gen debut Yet a flashy new engine is only a small part of what the development team has been working on. Ahead of FIFA 15’s full reveal MCV caught up with EA exec producer David Rutter… Iwant to think about FIFA like a franchise. I …
Read More »Don’t miss out – Games 5s nearly all booked up
Hurry up if you want to take part in the June 24th MCV Games 5s event – there’s just a few spaces left. Book now, by contacting Jess.Farnan@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01992 535 646 to join teams including GAME, Koch Media, Bandai Namco, Sega, Creative Assembly, 2K and many …
Read More »New God of War teased by Sony Santa Monica
A brand new God of War now looks on course for a reveal at E3 next week. Developer Sony Santa Monica has tweeted that: The Gods have spoken once again, maybe they are just excited for #E3”. The presumption is that any new entry would debut on PS4, although of …
Read More »Jo Twist stresses need for digital video games sales data
MCV teamed up with UKIE last week to create an estimated value of the UK games market. But there are still big holes in the industry’s knowledge – particularly around digital. UKIE CEO Dr Jo Twist writes for MCV to discuss the need for a digital sales chart… As an …
Read More »UK games market leaps 20 per cent to £3.48bn
The UK games market has risen dramatically year-on-year, as almost every industry category grew. MCV’s annual valuation of the games market – this year conducted in collaboration with UKIE – shows that game sales were up 20 per cent over last year to 3.48bn. This year’s figure includes books, magazines …
Read More »Future plans 170 UK job cuts as it sells bikes and craft magazines
Future has posted a loss for the first half of 2014, and has says it plans to reduce its headcount by 170 in the UK. It follows the news that it has sold its sport and craft titles – including its cycling magazines – to Immediate Media in a 24m. …
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