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UK’s University College London and Manchester Metropolitan University among new locations to establish dedicated virtual reality labs
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: New biz dev manager for Curve
Vega joins from PlayJam, Innogames hires head of PR and Climax scores new art director. Curve Digital appoints new business dev manager John Vega has joined the London-based publisher as business development manager. Vega previously held various positions at games network PlayJam: he began as a QA and integration analyst …
Read More »Tensions over gay and black characters drove increased diversity in Fable 2
An extensive and excellent report on Eurogamer has shed light on what it was like to work at Lionhead. Among the dozens of fascinating snippets it reveals (including that Microsoft had several offers for the studio prior to deciding it would be closed – a fact MCV knows to be …
Read More »9.5m people have played Ubisoft’s The Division
Ubisoft’s new online shooter The Division has 9.5m registered users. That’s according to the publisher’s latest financial report. Note that this does not mean that 9.5m people have bought The Division, but rather that number of gamers has played it (one copy can be played across multiple profiles). CEO and …
Read More »Meet the women shaping the UK games industry in this week’s MCV
This week, MCV is all about women in games, ahead of the Women in Games Awards next Thursday (May 19th). Interactive Selection’s MD and WIGJ’s founder David Smith as well as Facebook’s head of EMEA gaming marketing Aoife Brodigan share their thoughts on what remains to be done for women …
Read More »Vainglory Spring Season Championships head to Hollywood and Berlin
Super Evil Megacorp and Twitch have announced that the Vainglory Spring Season Championships for North America and Europe will be held in Hollywood and Berlin respectively. The North American Spring Season Finals will take place at the Avalon in Hollywood, California between June 3rd and 5th. Defending champions Team SoloMid …
Read More »Failed Kickstarter boss admits to spending funds on building house
As remarkable Kickstarter meltdowns go, this is probably the daddy. Back in 2013, Peachy Printer raised $651k to make what was being dubbed as the world’s first $100 3D printer. However, in a remarkable update, co-creator Rylan Grayston has claimed that partner and financial manager David Boe has spent $320k …
Read More »Capcom to give titles more dev time, says Street Fighter V ‘needed more polish’
Street Fighter V’s launch wobbles have led to a change in development strategy at Capcom. Chairman and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto has told investors that part of the reason why the company has forecast a dip in operating income is that it’s best to spend a little more time in developing …
Read More »The constant flux of Mew2King
Genesis. What an appropriate name for the first tournament Adam Armada” Lindgren would play in the United States. Once upon a time Armada was the actual underdog when going into a set, and Genesis was the first of many in which he would beat Jason Mew2King” Zimmerman. Mew2King was once …
Read More »Hotshot in depth: MSI success, the CLG golden age, and how to improve the LCS
It may have come later than prophesied, but the Counter Logic Gaming golden age is finally here. The two-time LCS champions are in Shanghai putting together the best run of play on the international stage we’ve seen from an American team in League of Legends. The organization’s teams placed in …
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