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Multiple freelance League of Legends casters have signed an open letter announcing their boycotting of the Mid-Season International over pay rates. Christopher MonteCristo” Mykles, Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, and Chris PapaSmithy” Smith were invited by Riot to cast the event, to take place in Shanghai this May, but turned down the …
Read More »EA promotes Laura Miele to EVP of global publishing
FIFA publisher EA has announced that Laura Miele is joining its executive leadership team next month. The firm’s CEO Andrew Wilson announced Miele’s promotion in a blog post on its website, saying that her new role would be effective start Q1 2017 (April 1st). This is also when Peter Moore …
Read More »SuperData: Digital games generated $6.2bn worldwide in February
Digital game sales were up ten per cent year-on-year this February, reaching a total value of $6.2b (4.4bn). That’s according to research firm SuperData, which reports that digital console games saw the largest growth – 34 per cent year-on-year. Console also saw a 27 per cent growth in audience. New …
Read More »15 year-old MMO is making $100m a month for Shanda Games
Chinese mobile games publisher Shanda Games is enjoying remarkable success from an unlikely source. The Legend of Mir Mobile is a port of 15 year-old Korean MMO The Legend of Mir 2. Tech In Asia reports that vice chair Zhu Xiaojing has said that the game is earning currently between …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Would the games industry rather fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?
As readers of MCV magazine will know, last month saw the introduction of a brand new section in which we ask THE burning question at the heart of the games industry. That question is this: Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? We didn’t want you …
Read More »Sony kicks off new PlayStation smartphone push
PlayStation Mobile may be dead, but Sony has used its demise as a platform to kick off a brand new push to release content onto smartphones. The news follows hot on the heels of the release of Nintendo’s first smartphone title, Miitomo, last week. Sony has formed a new company …
Read More »Legal dispute could see Ark: Survival Evolved pulled from sale
An argument has erupted between two developers that could jeopardise successful Early Access title Ark: Survival Evolved. As detailed by Kotaku, Dungeon Defenders developer Trendy Entertainment has alleged that one of its former employees, Jeremy Stieglitz, breached his non-compete clause by secretly working for Studio Wildcard on the development of …
Read More »Opinion: Will Sony accept Microsoft’s cross-platform invitation?
Last week was a triumphant GDC for Sony. PlayStation VR was the talk of San Francisco, and the firm’s return to game industry dominance is looking more assured with every passing press conference. But there was one question that the platform holder didn’t have an answer to last week, and …
Read More »Tools firm focused on VR storytelling raises $6m
Visionary VR insists its narrative creation tool will allow smaller devs to build for the medium
Read More »Former PlayStation dev David Ranyard warns over VR ‘anti-climax’
Former PlayStation VR veteran Dr David Ranyard says that the excitement around VR is ‘slightly over-heated’. Speaking during the MCV and Develop Podcast, Ranyard, who has worked at Sony London on a string of VR projects and has just set-up his own VR studio, believes that some companies might find …
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