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Read More »Konami adds AFC Champions League licence to PES 2014
The Asian Football Confederation Champions League licence will be present and correct in future versions of PES. The AFC Champions League will be present as a standalone competition and will include all 32 competing teams. PES already includes the UEFA Champions League licence. The acquisition of such a high-profile license …
Read More »Tim Langdell’s ‘Edge’ trademark revoked
Legal saga comes to an end two years after Mobigames and EA cases
Read More »Don’t forget – bring a tenner to the MCV Awards 2013
GamesAid will once again be asking attendees at this year’s MCV Awards to participate in the Gamesaid Tenner. So make sure you have 10 in your pocket when you turn up! The organisation last year raised 4,000 at the MCV Awards 2012. And if you’re already feeling generous, you can …
Read More »UKIE pledges to work with OFT in IAP investigation
UK video games trade body UKIE has said that it will assist the Office of Fair Trading in its investigation into in-app-payments. The OFT this morning announced plans to investigate how companies offer IAPs in game amidst concerns that some publishers are specifically targeting children, some of whom may not …
Read More »Read the world’s first interview with the new Blockbuster UK MD in the latest MCV
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 …
Read More »Submissions open for live-pitching at Nordic Game 2013
More prizes promised for successful entrants
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 …
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