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Today we celebrate the Top 30 Women in Games, and will find our who has won the six award categories at a special ceremony in London. But if you can’t make it, don’t worry,you can log on and watch the whole thing on Twitch.tv live. TheWomen in Games Awards 2016can …
Read More »Trouble in toy town? Discover the true state of the toys-to-life market in this week’s free MCV
Toys-to-life, Sega’s PC ambitions and the arrival of Maximum Games in the UK headline today’s free issue of MCV. We discuss what the collapse of Disney Infinity means for the toys-to-life sector, while Sega’s John Clark talks PC, DLC and listening to its fans. Elsewhere, Maximum Games execs Christina Seelye …
Read More »Uncharted 4 beats Doom to No.1, is the series’ most successful launch
The final entry in Sony’s Uncharted franchise A Thief’s End has shot to the top spot in the UK charts, beating Week One sales records for the franchise. Uncharted 4 beat launch week sales of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception by 66 per cent. Meanwhile, the new entry in Bethesda’s Doom …
Read More »Samsung and Oculus’ Gear VR hits 1m users
Over one million people have used Samsung’s Gear VR headset in the last month. That’s according to Oculus’ blog, which says that in the six months since its mobile VR headset hit shelves over one million people used the new tech. Note – this does not necessarily mean that one …
Read More »Paradox sticks up for IGN’s Stellaris review and critical freedom
Publisher Paradox Interactive has urged fans to stop lambasting IGN for what some feel is an unfair review of Stellaris. The space strategy title, which is off to an incredibly strong start, has a Metacritic rating of 78 per cent. IGN awarded the title a 6.3/10, saying that sections later …
Read More »Nominations for eSports Industry Awards extended until May 20th
The nomination period for the eSports Industry Awards – taking place on Monday, 21st November at the The Brewery, London – has been extended to May 20th, meaning you still have time to tell us who you think should win on the night. Hosted by games industry commentator and presenter …
Read More »eSports Industry Awards: Nominations extended to May 20th
Due to popular demand, the lobbying period has been extended – tell us who you think should win an award
Read More »Number of titles approved for UK Games Tax Relief grows 75% year-on-year
BFI statistics for start of 2016 show 75 games certified with a total budget of £174m
Read More »YouTube removes Content ID claim revenue block
One of the main criticisms of YouTube’s Content ID system has been addressed by the video service. Content makers have for a long time bemoaned the fact that once a claim had been made on a video, they were locked out of making money from it for the duration of …
Read More »The Interface indie conference is really great and you should come along
We are probably setting ourselves up for a fall here, but we think the Interface conference might just be the best conference we’ve ever done. Interface – if you’ve never been – is an independent games development event. The main part of the show is a meeting system, where indie …
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