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Gameforge CEO Carsten van Husen tells MCV about the publisher’s new mobile titles and why browser gaming is far from over. Analysts say browser games are in decline. Why continue to support them? The mobile revolution obviously changed entertainment behavior in the sense of partially substituting the PC with mobile …
Read More »Gamescom 2014 attracts 335,000 visitors
31,500 trade attendees head to consumer show in Cologne
Read More »Evolve wins five gongs at Best of Gamescom awards
2K Games’ multiplayer Evolve won five accolades at this year’s Best of Gamescom awards. As well as collecting the coveted Best of Gamescom award, it also got the nod in the Best Xbox, Best Action, Best PC Game and Best Multiplayer awards. The Most Wanted Consumer Award was handed to …
Read More »INSIGHT: How Mike Bithell became the world’s first social developer
Mike. Bithell. Two words sure to strike fear into the heart of every game developer. Three years ago, no one had heard of him, but now you can’t open a website or trade publication without someone writing about the man behind Thomas Was Alone, just like I am now. It …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Neil Druckmann on ‘shooting for the insane’ with The Last of Us
The Last of Us marked a massive leap forward not only graphically, but also in terms of video game narrative. We sat down with the visionary writer and creative director for the title, Neil Druckmann, to get his side of the story – and see what’s next When I was …
Read More »Second week on top for Last of Us Remastered
Sony’s PlayStation 4 re-release of last year’s classic The Last of Us is top of the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. It holds the top spot with a 55 per cent decline in sales this week. Further down the charts Grand Theft Auto V shoots up to No.4 thanks to a …
Read More »Future reveals new management team
Media company Future has announced its new executive management team. Nial Ferguson has been appointed as content and marketing director, having previously served at Future for six years. Prior to this he was managing director of Future UK. Media veteran Jeff Turner has joined the media firm as commercial director …
Read More »British author Christopher Brookmyre leads first wave of Develop Live speakers
Crime writer one of a dozen experts confirmed for October 2nd conference
Read More »INTERVIEW: The future of Gamescom
Gamescom has firmly established itself as a major date in the games industry calendar. And not just for the console giants, but eSports firms, mobile specialists and online games giants, too. We speak to Dr. Maximilian Schenk, MD of Gamescom co-organiser BIU, to discuss the future of the world’s biggest …
Read More »Last chance to book your spot in the Gamescom Daily
Daily magazine will feature breaking news from the show, exhibitor profiles, a show guide plus international territory guides
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