Media & PR

Smart phones, social networks and other relatively low-entry gaming platforms have spawned a new wave of indie developers and fresh IP. Not since the late ‘70s and early ‘80s days of ‘back bedroom’ coding have so many flowers bloomed, or has it been so easy to get a gaming concept …

As you might have noticed, MCV has overhauled its web presence, adding new features and a focus on registration. In short, the new MCV website has been built to give you all the content you already love, packaged in a form conducive to our web-centric, socially-networked age. It’s all part …

This latest few hundred words of early-morning, blurry-eyed ranting may come on the back of Sony’s confirmation of the PSN Pass. But it’s not aimed at Sony. Well, it is, insomuch as it’s aimed at absolutely every publisher in the industry. There are divisive opinions about what has become known …

The Mana Bar, Australia’s only video game-themed cocktail bar, will open a second venue, in Melbourne, later this month – and has plans to eventually go global. The first venue opened in Brisbane on March 20 2010 and has been a huge success. The Melbourne bar will open on July …

Over 10m players have registered to play Minecraft in just over two years. The downloadable PC world-building game hit the new milestone well ahead of its full release this November. It was initially released in May 2009 and has since launched on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Minecraft was created …

Notorious hacking groups may be retreating from games, but the damage is already done. Network breaches have put a big dent in consumer confidence results of an MCV survey show have shown. And the biggest blow? Over a half of download-loving gamers say their faith in games publishers has plummeted. …

Barely a day has gone by this month without the words "hack" or "breach" appearing in headlines. And we want to know what effect that has had on the trust people place in digital download platforms and other online gaming services. You can take part by clicking here. Having reported …

505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has seen off the competition this week to claim its fourth UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 of the year thanks to a 43 per cent week-on-week sales spike. Last week’s No.1, 2K Games’ Duke Nukem Forever, has to settle for third place as Nintendo’s 3DS …

Barely a day has gone by this month without the words "hack" or "breach" appearing in headlines. And we want to know what effect that has had on the trust people place in digital download platforms and other online gaming services. You can take part by clicking here. Having reported …

Sega has today opened its third UK studio, formed from key staff that headed up the now-defunct Sega Racing Studio. The new group is formed of six talented staff that, in 2008, were given the chance to remain at Sega when the racing studio was shut and sold off. The …