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The French video games market generated more than $2.4bn (1.6bn) in revenues in 2015, which is a slight increase of 1.4 per cent compared to the previous year. The industry is expected to keep on growing by 1.5 per cent until 2018. France is the third European market in terms …
Read More »There are two new Lumines games on the way
Handheld puzzle series Lumines is making a return with two new instalments this year. Destructoid reports that Mobcast, which acquired the Lumines and Meteos licenses from Q Entertainment a year ago, has confirmed both the vanilla Lumines 2016 and a free-to-play title named Lumines VS. The former is due for …
Read More »£19,000 on the line at UK’s Insomnia57 March tournament
This March, Birmingham’s NEC will play host to tournaments for six games totalling 19,000 in prize money for UK gamers. The Insomnia57 event over the March 25-28 weekend will also be one of the first Street Fighter V tournaments on British soil, with 1,000 on the line. As the festival …
Read More »"Radio 1 has wanted to do video games for a very long time"
For almost half a century, BBC Radio 1 has been famous for having its finger on the pulse of youth culture. The station has had the ability to make or break artists and bring new voices to the mainstream. And now Radio 1 wants to have a go at covering …
Read More »Rovio spins off book publishing arm
Angry Birds owner Rovio has separated its book and comic publishing operations into a new affiliate company called Kaiken Publishing. Kaiken will focus on both children’s and teen content. Angry Birds will of course be the focus, although it will also try to develop the likes of Storm Sisters and …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profiles: Mainstream Retailer
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Mainstream Retailer category Amazon Big news for Amazon came late last year when SCE UK boss Fergal Gara quit the format holder to take up the …
Read More »Firewatch players can order physical prints of their in-game snaps
Campo Santo and Panic’s Firewatch may be a digital-only release, but it has a very cool real-world feature. Players in the game have access to a disposable camera. Polygon reports that upon completion they are offered the chance to order real prints of their in-game pics for $15. These are …
Read More »Women in Games Awards: Lobbying ends soon
You have just over a week to submit your nominations for this year’s Women in Games awards. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to highlight the achievements of yourself, your colleagues or your peers. The MCV Women In Games event– in association with the Women in Games (WIGJ) body –takes …
Read More »GamesAid Golf and Spa charity event returns this July
The UK games industry’s Golf and Spa Day will return on Thursday, July 14th. The event is back for a ninth year at the The Grove in Watford, with profits donated to games industry charity GamesAid. Those working in the games sector, consumer electronics, movies, music and other associated businesses, …
Read More »Development halted on Kickstarted Unsung Story
Having raised $660k over two years ago, the future of Yasumi Matsuno’s successfully Kickstarted RPG Unsung Hero looks incredibly uncertain. The game was originally due to be released in July 2015. A delay until late 2016 – and a change of direction for the gamplay – caused much consternation last …
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