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With the release of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, MCV takes a look at the newest Marvel merchandise on the market LEGO Marvel’s Avengers hits the shelves for all platforms on January 29th, with the difficult task to cover the story of 6 films: The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America, …
Read More »Glu adds Gordon Ramsey to its celebrity roster
Potty-mouthed TV chef Gordon Ramsey is the latest celebrity face to team up with mobile publisher Glu Mobile. VentureBeat reports that a Ramsey themed title is in the works at PlayFirst, a studio that Glu acquired in 2014. Doom designer Tom Hall is also named as a developer. It is …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Brazil
In 2015, the Brazilian video games market’s revenue reached $1.5bn (1.02bn), with a 23 per cent growth compared to the previous year. Sony Brazil is currently the market leader, according to data firm Euromonitor, which states the company’s value sales grew by 18 per cent within video games in 2014. …
Read More »Creative England makes surprise publishing move
Another day on MCVuk.com, another story about a company that has moved into publishing indie games. But this one is a little different as its not-for-profit organisation Creative England. The firm – which traditionally offers training, mentoring and investment to those in the creative industries – has teamed up with …
Read More »VIDEO: Second season of Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs Women arrives
The first episode of the second series of Anita Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs Women video series is now available to view online – and you can watch it right here. Called ‘Strategic Butt Coverings’, the short examines the different approach to gender character design in regards to how a player’s attention …
Read More »MCV Women In Games Awards return for 2016
After a successful first year, MCV’s Women In Games awards will return this May to recognise and reward the contribution of women to the UK games industry – and this year the event is being supported by the influential Women in Games (WIGJ) body. WIGJ is also sponsoring the Rising …
Read More »Oculus’ Palmer Luckey to be sued for breach of contract
VR firm's founder accused of using information gained at Total Recall Technologies to accelerate development of Rift headset
Read More »Clash of Clans generated the most UK mobile revenue in 2015
Research company App Annie has released its mobile market report for 2015. The firm’s data shows that Supercell’s Clash of Clans generated the most games revenue on iOS and Google Play for the year, ahead of Candy Crush Saga from King and Game of War – Fire Age by Machine …
Read More »Adrian: ‘My signing bonus was my last year’s salary’
Adrian Ma, the first collegiate scholarship player to move to theesportspros, is laughing. It’s the first weekend of theLeagueChampionship Series(LCS) Spring Split and Ma has a lot to be happy about. His team,Immortals, just won the fastest game in LCS history, an 18-minute thumping of his former team (the same …
Read More »SOE’s Smedley launches new studio, Kickstarter for RPG Hero’s Song
The former boss of Sony Online Entertainment has announced the formation of a new studio and launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for an RPG. The studio, which is based in California, is called Pixelmage Games. Its first title, should it be funded, is pixel art RPG Hero’s Song. It’s looking …
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