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A TV series that partly takes place in a virtual world has been green lit as a co-production between E4 and Netflix. Called Kiss Me First, it will debut on E4 in the UK before being rolled out in all other territories via Netflix (where it will not be available …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get a video producer role
Kate Gray has written for ONM and OXM, been the UK face of Microsoft’s Xbox On YouTube channel and now works as a video producer at GameSpot UK. Not only that, she picked up the GMAs 2015Rising Star award.Here she tells us how she landed her current role What is …
Read More »New Year, New Job kicks off on MCVuk.com
MCV is starting 2016 with a month of articles dedicated to giving you the best advice on getting a job in the industry, climbing up the ladder or moving roles. Across both MCVuk.com and the weekly print MCV magazine, we will be running regular Q&As speaking to people from around …
Read More »All 4 Games details first three releases, set for Q1 launch
Channel 4’s brand new games publishing arm All 4 Games has revealed that its first three games will be coming out in the next quarter. The firm has confirmed that RetroFist’s arcade title Fire Fu, shooter Super Arc Light from BAFTA-winning No Code and Apestorm being developed by Finland’s Snowhound …
Read More »Channel 4 publishing arm All 4 Games reveals launch line-up
Fire Fu, Super Arc Light and Apestorm will release on iOS and Android during Q1 2016
Read More »How did the UK games market perform in 2015?
The headline news from this year’s GfK report is this: There were fewer games sold last year, there were fewer consoles sold last year, but accessory sales continue to rise. Yet there are some significant victories to be found in the data from 2015, and those triumphs are largely centred …
Read More »Wolf Link Amiibo will unlock new dungeon in Twilight Princess HD
The Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will feature additional content not found in the original title. Nintendo Insider spotted a listing for the game on Amazon France that, among other things, notes an interesting function of the game’s associated Wolf Link Amiibo. Forking out …
Read More »nDreams targets virtual reality publishing sector
Virtual reality studio nDreams wants to release other developers’ VR games. The firm has only published its own products so far, but now CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh wants nDreams to become the Team17 or Curve of the VR space. We are now looking for third-party titles,” O’Luanaigh said. We’ve seen great …
Read More »New-look Curve eyes more acquisitions in bid to rejuvenate UK publishing scene
The new owner of UK publisher Curve says it is ‘absolutely’ open to further mergers and acquisitions. Curve was acquired by Kuju-owner The Catalis Group last week. Kuju and Curve were then merged to form a new business: Curve Digital Entertainment. The firm’s new boss Dominic Wheatley – the co-founder …
Read More »PewDiePie is launching his own video network
Disney’s Maker Studios has given Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg the financial backing to launch his own online video network. Variety reports that it’s called Revelmode. What it is remains unclear, although joining PewDiePie will be a host of other YouTube talent including Cinnamon Toast Ken, Cutiepiemarzia, Dodger, Emmablackery, JackSepticEye, Jelly, KwebbelKop …
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