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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

You’re wrong about Russia. We might be jumping to conclusions, but you probably think of Russia as a games market ruled by PC, with Counter-Strike and World of Tanks the most popular titles and piracy flowing as freely as vodka. That may have been accurate once, but Russia has since …

The original home of online games videos is closing down today. The news has been confirmed by the site, as well as editor-in-Chief Brandon Jones on Twitter and associate editor Ben Moore on Neogaf. When GameTrailers was founded in 2002, internet video was a revolutionary concept,” a statement on the …

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