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Every Saturday evening for the last ten weeks has seen The Doctor and Clara fight all sort of nasties. There’s been the half-faced man, the Daleks, the Robots of Sherwood, evil wall-painting things, a mummy, spiders on the moon, trees… And then, within 24 hours, gamers are given the chance …
Read More »Quinn urges industry to speak up and condemn Gamergate misogyny
The industry has a responsibility to do more to protect those who are being harassed by the ongoing GamerGate hate campaign. That’s according to Zoe Quinn, who has told the BBC that it is unfair that the responsibility of tackling such behaviour has remained the burden of individuals whom the …
Read More »Sarkeesian and Colbert Report dismantle GamerGate in late-night US TV spot
Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian appeared on satirical US political show The Colbert Report last night. Host Stephen Colbert, himself a spoof of right-leaning political TV pundits, span out several lines mocking the misogynist side of the GamerGate argument including yes, there’s a traditional gamer lifestyle, God ordained that there …
Read More »Eight reasons you should attend London Games Conference 2014
The London Games Conference is less than four weeks away. The schedule is nailed down and the delegate list is filling up. Make sure you book your place at the event on Wednesday 19th November. Here are eight reasons why you should come along to the sixth London Games Conference… …
Read More »Extra-Life charity event raises $5.5m for children’s hospitals
Gaming-for-charity drive Extra-Life 2014 broke previous fundraising efforts this past weekend, raising at least $5.5m for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Extra-Life’s annual charity effort revolves around a 24-hour gaming marathon, where teams and individual participants gather to livestream games and raise money for good causes. Games Industry reports the charity …
Read More »Nominations open for 30 under 30
MCV’s 30 Under 30 returns next month. Once again, we’re calling for publishers, retailers, media and those working in the support industries to nominate their peers, colleagues, superiors or themselves for a place on our definitive round-up of the 30 most ambitious, most accomplished young men and women in the …
Read More »More women play RPGs and PC games than men
53.6 per cent of RPG players are now women, new research from SuperData has discovered. Females also claim 57.8 per cent of the mobile gaming market and 50.2 per cent of the PC market, Joystiq reports. Men, on the other hand, account for 66 per cent of both MMO and …
Read More »Twitch changes T&Cs to clamp down on naked streaming
Streaming video service Twitch has amended its rules of conduct in an effort to stop its users streaming in the buff. Nerds are sexy, and you’re all magnificent, beautiful creatures, but let’s try and keep this about the games, shall we?” the document now reads. Wearing no clothing or sexually …
Read More »PAX Australia to stay in Melbourne for another five years
A big announcement kicked off Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) this morning, with Robert Khoo taking the stage to confirm five more years in Melbourne for PAX Australia
Read More »Don’t miss out on early bird tickets for London Games Conference
Our full-day event will help you sell more games - Tickets are £199 until Midnight tomorrow
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