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This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– contains the world’s first interview with Blockbuster UK’s new boss, Gary Warren. We also talk to the games industry about the future of HMV and celebrate 25 years of Mastertronic. The issue also features our new-look Retail Essentials section and our revamped …
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Read More »Blockbuster vows to grow its games offer in this week’s MCV
This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– contains a detailed story on the new Blockbuster UK and its plans for video games. We also speak to Ouya and its bid to be a major digital retailer, and Koch Media’s Craig McNicol tells MCV why he feels the firm is …
Read More »The Darkman 2, Bowling Wizards take home FICCI BAF Award honours
Halo 4, The Darkman 2, Bowling Wizards, and Shield Attack picked up honours at the 2013 FICCI BAF Awards. In the mobile games category, addictive bowling puzzler Bowling Wizards from Chennai-based Nextwave Multimedia came away with top honours, while The Darkman 2’s addictive shooting-apples-off-heads gameplay won it and developer 7Seas …
Read More »YouTube announces new live-streaming video API for game devs
YouTube has announced a new set of application programming interfaces to help developers in the process of live streaming their games. The announcement came in a GDC presentation to developers, The Verge reports. The company trumpeted the benefits of video integration as a means for not just promoting games, but …
Read More »Journey dominates GDC Awards; Cart Life tops IGF
Both the Game Developers Choice Awards and Independent Games Festival held their ceremonies last night at GDC in San Francisco, and– to little surprise –thatgamecompany’s Journey has again hogged all the accolades. Already a winner (or at least nominee) of every other relevant industry award out there over the past …
Read More »Gears of War helps UK retail generate £13.4m last week
The UK games market made 13.4m last week. That’s a rise of 19 per cent over the week before, but it’s still a relatively low figure. The games market has struggled for momentum since the start of the year. All data is courtesy of UKIE/GfK Chart-Track. In total 506,625 games …
Read More »Ecco the Dolphin spiritual successor The Big Blue hits Kickstarter
The team behind Ecco the Dolphin has launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Big Blue, a spiritual successor of the 1992 Sega-published classic. The Kickstarter page unveils the title as an all new underwater action adventure title, with Ecco’s original designer Ed Annunziata heading up the campaign that’s seeking $665k …
Read More »Limbo revealed for Vita, lands later this year
Playdead’s macabre platformer Limbo is heading to PS Vita, Sony announced today at GDC. The indie hit will land on Sony’s handheld sometime later this year, but beyond that, no specific release target was mentioned. Limbo originally launched on XBLA in 2010, with PS3, PC, and Mac ports following suit. …
Read More »UPDATED: Edge editor Wiltshire is leaving Future
Alex Wiltshire, the current editor of Future’s Edge magazine, is to leave the publication at the end of the month. The news comes from upcoming games conference Launch, which says Wiltshire is leaving to work as a freelance writer and consultant on video games for developers and institutions including the …
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