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Christou arrives from Premier, Green Man Gaming welcomes new comms boss and Judge joins IGN. Twitch hires events marketing chief Former Premier PR senior publicist Kelsey Christou has joined Twitch UK. Christou started her career in the games industry four years ago as an assistant publicist at Premier where she …
Read More »Uncharted 4 holds Japanese top spot for second week
The latest version of Sony’s Uncharted franchise is No.1 once again in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. A Thief’s End debuted at the top of the charts in the region last week. Following that title’s launch last week, PS4 sales fall 17 per cent week-on-week. Last week’s No.2, Kirby: …
Read More »CEO of Sunless Sea studio quits
The CEO and co-founder of Sunless Sea creator Failbetter Games is leaving the company. Seven years later, we’ve shipped nine projects and we provide full-time work for sixteen people making dark, distinctive, untidy games,” Kennedy wrote in afarewell poston the Failbetter blog. We’ve built something that’s changed the world, ever …
Read More »More powerful Xbox One reportedly planned for 2017, including Oculus Rift and 4K support
Multiple sources unearth plans to launch exclusives – including Halo – across Xbox One and PC, with more regular hardware revisions set to shake up five-year console cycle
Read More »Read about PS4 growth, Overwatch and Women in Games Awards in this week’s free MCV
In today’s free edition of MCV, we reveal the state of the hardware market in the UK so far this year. We also talk to Blizzard’s Michael Chu about Overwatch and how the shooter is going to stand out from the fierce competition in this sector. Meanwhile, Sumo Digital’s Carl …
Read More »Has No Man’s Sky been delayed?
Much-hyped space exploration outing No Man’s Sky has been pushed back by as much as two months, rumours suggest. Kotaku reports that the game will miss its June 21st release date, and that a new date has not yet been put in place. The slip could be as much as …
Read More »New Xbox 50% more powerful than PS4 Neo, report claims
More details about Microsoft upgraded Xbox One have emerged online. Yesterday it was claimed that Microsoft is working on an upgraded, more powerful Xbox One as well as a smaller Xbox One Slim. Other reports also suggest that a pair of Xbox streaming devices might be announced at E3. Now …
Read More »ELEAGUE first impressions: Counter-Strike turned up to 11
Turner Sports’ much heralded ELEAGUE, the first traditionally televised Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, finally debuted last night. Previous attempts to bring Counter-Strike to a television audience have not been successful, to put it mildly, but all the noises heading into Tuesday were good. Turner had brought on board leading industry …
Read More »How Blizzard turned me into a salesperson for Overwatch
Let me be clear about something up front: I don’t really care if you buy Overwatch. This story isn’t about using my influence to try to get a large number of people to purchase the game. I love that you’re here, but in terms of your decision to buy or …
Read More »Overwatch Sponsorship: The Great eSports Gamble
The release of the first new Blizzard IP in 17 years has made many fans, players, and teams excited for the next surefire esports title in 2016. The early adopters are looking for big payouts with the hopes that Blizzard invests in Overwatch esports the same way they have with …
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