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Every member of Future UK has been put on a 45-day consultation period and games website Computerandvideogames.com faces closure, sources close to Future’s management have told MCV. Mass changes will happen across the board, with big alterations also being made to Total Film as well as other future games website. …
Read More »Mark Cerny and Andrew House to deliver Develop Conference keynote
Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO Andrew House has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the Develop in Brighton Conference, along with PS4 lead system architect andDevelopment Legend winnerMark Cerny. The two will give a conversation keynote entitled 20 Years of PlayStation, 40 Years of Console Games and …
Read More »Lick PR emerges from the ashes of Lunch
Former members of now defunct PR agency Lunch have formed a new company – Lick PR. The firm is made up of team director Lucy Starvis, account manager Ian Dickson, account executive Colette Barr and MD Kat Osman. Based in Central London, the game, technology and event PR agency was …
Read More »WTF is… TotalBiscuit?
There are many ways to measure the influence of John Bain, but recently MCV stumbled across a new one by accident. He was one of the hundred entrants in our Brit List. Bain tweeted out a link to the magazine, which instantly more than doubled our typical readership. And this …
Read More »Rare to delve into Kinect Sports Rivals development at Develop in Brighton
Afternoon of sessions devoted to design, art, production and programming of Xbox One title
Read More »One week until DevLabLive
Conference followed by two-day hackathon kicks off in Canary Wharf next week, up to £10,000 to be won
Read More »Future reorg: new boss streamlining firm as restructure begins
Future Publishing’s "business model isn’t working hard enough" according to new CEO Zillah Byng-Maddick. In an email sent to staff, the new leader for the firm has started to detail her plan for the specialist publisher, famed for its games products and titles in the tech, entertainment and music markets. …
Read More »Ouya launches Playcast streaming service
Ouya has launched its Playcast-powered cloud-based game streaming feature in beta this week, with Lego Batman 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction now available to play on the service. The feature, developed by Playcast Media, is similar to other cloud-based services like OnLive and Sony’s upcoming Gaikai-based PlayStation Now. "Playcast bridges …
Read More »Twin Galaxies launches round-the-clock gaming news Twitch channel
Video game-focused organization Twin Galaxies has announced Twin Galaxies Live, a 24/7 interactive programming channel on Twitch revolving around game streams and gaming news coverage. The channel evolved from live broadcasting network 1337LoungeLive, and is accessible via Twin Galaxies’ Twitch page and website. Twin Galaxies Live relies on both Twitch …
Read More »TIGA criticises ‘punitive’ PEGI pricing policy
Richard Wilson says cost of ratings for multi-platform game releases puts indies and European developers at disadvantage
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