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In this edition of MCV, we sit down with Angry Birds company Rovio to find out how it plans to re-establish the mobile blockbuster franchise. The firm outlines its plans for the upcoming film, its new game Action as well as its marketing tie-ups with the likes of LEGO, H&M …
Read More »Activision dismisses COD trailer backlash
The negativity being heaped on the trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare online is nothing new and nothing to worry about, Activision has said. The short has received an additional 100,000+ dislikes since yesterday, but speaking to investors, CEO Eric Hirshberg has tried his best to put a positive …
Read More »PlayStation and Channel 4 team up for Uncharted Gogglebox ad takeover
Gamers will have a chance to win Uncharted prizes during tonight (Friday, May 6th)’s Gogglebox. Sony and Channel 4 have partnered for an ad takeover in the first commercial break for the TV show. This will feature a ‘large’ section of gameplay from the upcoming release. Then viewers will be …
Read More »Twitch and Next Generation eSports partner to produce the Rocket League Championship Series
Next Generation eSports and Twitch have partnered in order to produce the Rocket League Championship Series. The competition will be streamed on Twitch, who are working with Rocket League developer Psyonix, to build the community and infrastructure to foster long-term growth for Rocket League. The new partnership with Next Generation …
Read More »Fitbit exec becomes new Oculus COO
Oculus has a new chief operating officer in the form of former Fitbit COO Hans Hartmann. Hartmann replaces founding COO Laird Malamed, who is relocating to Oculus’ Seattle office to serve as VP and GM. Hans joins Oculus at an incredible time as we grow out of our startup roots …
Read More »E-ink watch Kickstarter goes bankrupt, leaving backers out of pocket
A smartwatch manufacturer has declared bankruptcy, telling its backers that they are unlikely to ever get their money back. Central Standard Timing saw its CST-01, dubbed the world’s thinnest watch, successfully funded to the tune of over $1m back in 2013. The Verge reports that manufacturing problems reared their head …
Read More »Persona 5 squares up to Final Fantasy XV in September
Atlus has announced the much anticipated release date for its next RPG hit Persona 5. The game will be released in Japan on September 15th. What’s most notable is that this means it’ll hit shelves just 15 days before Square Enix unleashes Final Fantasy XV on the nation. Who will …
Read More »ESL One New York is returning as a CS:GO event
ESL has announced that ESL One New York will return for its third year, but will now primarily be a Counter-Strike event. The previous two iterations of the event have been Dota 2 tournaments with top teams from across the world attending to field new rosters after The International. This …
Read More »GameStop: Wii U was disappointing to everyone
The boss of GameStop has admitted that Wii U has fallen short of both its own expectations and those of its creator Nintendo. Wii U was disappointing to everybody, including them,” CEO Paul Raines said of Nintendo in an interview with [a]list. They made some bold bets, and maybe some …
Read More »Don’t expect much from VR for the next five years, CCP warns
It will take the best part of an entire console lifecycle before virtual reality starts to VR starts to strut its stuff commercially. That’s according to the CEO of EVE Valkyrie developer CCP, who has told Polygon that studios must be prepared for half a decade of hard graft before …
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