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It seems as if Oculus Rift exclusives are exclusive only in name. Polygon reports that a third party program released on Github allows any Oculus Rift title to be played on the HTC Vive headset. The first release allows titles such as Lucky’s Tale and Dreamdeck to happily run on …
Read More »Press accreditation now open for Gamescom 2016
Gamescom organiser Koelnmessehas opened press accreditation for this year’s show. This will be open online until two weeks before the event starts on Wednesday, August 17th. More information can be found here. Signing up as a member of the press grants you a press ticket for the Cologne trade show, …
Read More »Brunel University wins biggest-ever UK student game jam
Lost in Babel tops 36-hour competition entered by 20 educational institutions
Read More »‘It appears that GTA might make the world a worse place for females’
The links between games violence and real-world violence are dubious, but a new study has suggested a worrying new corroboration between some games and social attitudes. An Ohio State University study has found that young male gamers who identify with characters in violent games that objectify women show less empathy …
Read More »Are we charging enough for indie games?
Since 2012 we have been spoilt with a near-constant stream of indie titles coming to digital store fronts. Each and every week, a plethora of smaller projects come to Steam, PSN, Xbox Live and Nintendo’s eShop. They’re even on Xbox and PlayStation’s stages at the likes of E3 and Gamescom …
Read More »Goodgame closes 4th Floor studio, cancels PC debut weeks after reveal
Developer promises no layoffs, as staff affected move to positions on two new PC titles
Read More »Stardew Valley passes 1m sales
A small rural simulator born out of frustration with the Harvest Moon series is one of the biggest PC hits this year. Less than two weeks after its release it was reported that Stardew Valley was nearing half a million copies sold. Now Polygon has had it confirmed from publisher …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: New editor for eSports Pro
Mike Stubbs replaces Chris Higgins as editor of eSports Pro, AlexVerrey launches Big Boy PR and ERA appoints anew director of marketing and communications. New editor for eSports Pro Mike Stubbs has joined MCV as editor of eSports Pro. He joins from God is a Geek, where he started as …
Read More »‘There’s a lot of sadness about Uncharted’s end,’ says Naughty Dog
Developer Naughty Dog says it became emotional as it put the finishing touches to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The major PS4 sequel, which is due on May 10th, will be the studio’s final ever Uncharted game. Lead designer Ricky Cambier tells MCV that the studio feels this is the …
Read More »Are we charging enough for indie games? Find out in this week’s MCV
This week, we ask leading publishers in the indie sector if it’s too late to start charging more for indie games. Uncharted 4 lead designer Ricky Cambier also discusses the end of the franchise and QA and localisation firms talk about virtual reality. We also catch up with Bandai Namco’s …
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