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Nintendo’s in-development console Zelda title will reinvent the series in much the same way Ocarina of Time did. That’s according to series producer Eiji Aonuma, who has told Famitsu – as reported by Kotaku – that development is ticking along nicely. The game has really taken shape, and things have …
Read More »Interface 2016: Four leading PR veterans to reveal the secrets of getting your game noticed
Award-winning PR specialists will be speaking at Interface this May to help indie developers get their games in front of the world. Caroline Miller (owner of MCV award-winning Indigo Pearl), Lauren Dillon (account director at Premier PR’s games division), Stefano Petrullo (former Ubisoft PR boss turned owner of his own …
Read More »500 games launched daily on App Store, cost 40p on average
Data shows that around 2.5 million apps have been released to date on Apple’s mobile platform
Read More »Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture grabs 10 BAFTA nominations
The Chinese Room’s 2015 PS4 exclusive Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is leading the charge in the 2016 British Academy Games Awards. The game has won itself an impressive ten nominations, with Sam Barlow’s Her Story and CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt both receiving seven. Five nominations …
Read More »Sony admits that Oculus will offer better virtual reality than PlayStation VR
Spending a huge among on the very best or a bit less on something that may be good enough – that appears to be the choice that will face VR buyers this year. Sony has in an extensive interview with Polygon said that the Oculus Rift (and presumably HTC Vive) …
Read More »Gears of War 4 ‘possibly’ coming to PC
The developer of the next Gears of War has not ruled out a release for the game on PC. Speaking to Game Informer, studio head at The Coalition Rod Fergusson replied with a possibly” when asked if Gears of War 4 could ever come to PC. The news comes at …
Read More »Is it game over for E3? Find out in this week’s MCV
E3 organisers ESA discuss the future of its event in this week’s MCV. That’s on top of an exclusive interview with Life Is Strange makers Dontnod, plus all the images and winners from this year’s MCV Awards. Elsewhere, we talk with gaming merchandise experts to find out how this market …
Read More »Chinese Room, Sam Barlow and CD Projekt Red lead 2016 BAFTA nominees
Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture racks up 10 awards nods, with Her Story and The Witcher III claiming seven each
Read More »GAME to close internal customer services department
UK retailer GAME says it will now offer a 24-hour customer service hotline by transferring it to an external partner. GAME currently handles customer services internally at its Basingstoke HQ, but can only be reached between 8am – 8pm (or 10am – 5pm on Sunday). According to employees at GAME’s …
Read More »Spil Games to revive Creatures as mobile title
Creatures Family to launch in 2017, preceded by "multi-platform teaser" releases
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