Media & PR

Kinect Star Wars finally arrived on shelves earlier this week, standing as a flagship for the new generation of Xbox 360’s motion controlled titles. MCV speaks to Microsoft’s Master Yoda of Kinect, Kudo Tsunoda, about why the game is a major boon for the device and how far the technology …

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Mozilla join list of supporters for event

If you’re involved in the Scandinavian games market, you really should sign up to receive email news digests from our sister site, MCV Nordic. It’s easy to do. If you already receive emails from MCV, simply login and update your email preferences by ticking the box that says ‘Send me …

Eidos life president praised for prolific campaigning

Tax breaks for games made in the UK are back onthe agenda. So MCV spoke to Ed Vaizey, minister for the department of culture, media and sport, to find out why Westminster u-turned on subsidies for developers – and what happens next… The industry was getting tax in 2010. Then …

UKIE is holding its first Scottish office event at Abertay University today. It takes place at the Hannah Maclure Centre in Dundee today, but it has already sold out. The event will focus on the funding opportunities available to interactive entertainment business, with speakers discussing venture capital, angel, prototype and …

More than 1,500 developers expected to attend summer industry event

Tax breaks might not last forever, warns Richard Wilson; games sector must fight to defend them

Develop highlights the twists and turns in this six-year saga

Murdoch owned satellite broadcaster Sky has unveiled a brand new streaming TV service that will be made available on consoles, tablets, PCs, connected TVs and mobile phones. Called Now TV, the service will only offer movies at first though this will be expanded to sports and entertainment. Both subscription and …