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With just eight weeks to go until the big night, the finalists of this year’s MCV Awards are revealed. Is your name on the list…? Over 80 different companies are shortlisted for this year’s event, which takes place on Thursday, March 3rd at the Hilton Bankside, London. The biggest number …
Read More »$1.1bn spent on App Store over Christmas
Apple has revealed that it had its biggest ever Christmas this year. The tech giant announce that over $1.1bn was spent on apps and in-app purchases during the Christmas break. The period also set ‘back-to-back weekly records’ for traffic and purchases. In addition, January 1st was the biggest single day …
Read More »Psychonauts 2 hits $3.3m crowdfunding goal
Double Fine has announced that the Fig crowdfunding push for Psychonauts 2 has been successful. The project has now surpassed its $3.3m goal, with the total currently standing at $3,357,197. Donations have been made by some 20,717 backers. The campaign still has five days left and will remain live, with …
Read More »ReCore delayed until second half of 2016
Microsoft’s new sci-fi franchise ReCore is not going to be make its spring 2016 release date. A Microsoft representative speaking to Engadget said that the title would be coming out in the second half of the year. Announced at E3, ReCore is being developed by former Retro Studios staff at …
Read More »More than 100 games coming to Oculus Rift this year, says Luckey
Over 100 titles will be coming to the Oculus Rift headset this year. That’s according to Oculus boss Palmer Luckey, who said in a Reddit AMA yesterday that ‘at least 100′ games are to be released for the headset this year. Luckey told Reddit users that over 20 of these …
Read More »Oculus boss Luckey apologises for Rift pricing confusion
Just hours after it was revealed that the Oculus Rift would be setting back consumers 499 (or $599), the company’s founder Palmer Luckey took to Reddit for a Q&A. During the AMA (Ask Me Anything), Luckey was asked by one user why the messaging around the Rift’s price tag was …
Read More »Curve Digital and Kuju merge to form ‘major new British publisher’
Kuju owner The Catalis Group has acquired UK indie publisher and developer Curve Digital. Kuju and Curve will now merge to form a new group – Curve Digital Entertainment – which the firm says has the potential to become ‘a major new British games publisher.’ The new business will be …
Read More »Activision buys MLG to ‘create the ESPN of eSports’
Activision has confirmed its acquisition of eSports giant Major League Gaming, and says it wants to create the ‘ESPN of eSports’. The eSports Observer reported that the firm was being acquired in a $46 million deal last week, although Activision has not revealed any financial details on the purchase. MLG …
Read More »Oculus Rift to set consumers back £500, shipping starts in March
The Oculus Rift VR headset is now available to pre-order and its price has been revealed. The pre-order page features a cost of $599 (410), but going through to the check out page in the UK shows that the Rift headset will set consumers on this side of the pond …
Read More »MCM rebrands ahead of 2016 expansion
MCM is launching a new MCM Central brand ahead of its ‘accelerated growth plans’ for 2016. MCM London Comic Con is now the third largest Comic Con event in the world, the firm says, with 130,000 visitors for its October show. The company now plans to expand within the UK …
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