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Though it has been a good week for King following its purchase by Activision Blizzard, the firm’s financial report for Q3 is probably not as sweet as it might like. The firm recorded $480m in revenue for the third quarter, a drop of $35m or seven per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Video games tax relief: 8 ways to maximise your deduction
How developers can make the most from the incentives available
Read More »Sales down €277m in Ubisoft’s H1 2015 results
Lack of key releases damages pubisher’s financials, but back catalogue sales and upcoming releases expected to boost stronger second half
Read More »Ubisoft revenues dip, but Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate starts sales recovery
After a weak start, there are signs that Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate may be winning favour with gamers. Week one sales for the game were lower than any other main entry in the series in the UK, and yesterday Ubisoft president and CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that global week one sales …
Read More »Entry for MCV’s Games Directory closes tomorrow
MCV’s vital guide to key UK games agencies and services will return next month, and deadline for entries is tomorrow. Now simply called the Directory, this is an interactive website and printed book that will featurethe best names in Quality Assurance, Localisation, Public Relations, Creative Agencies, Payment Methods, Recruitment, Accessories, …
Read More »What exactly was PlayStation up to in Paris? Find out in the latest issue of MCV
Whismical animal titles, make-it-yourself games, interactive movies, VR: PlayStation was certainly playing with fire at Paris Games Week. Will it pay off? Read this week’s MCV and find out. We also speak with HTC as the phone maker prepares to release its Vive virtual reality headset in a potentially market-changing …
Read More »Minecraft used to teach children chemistry in schools
Educational game MolCraft being trialled in London
Read More »Prime Now one-hour Amazon delivery arrives in UK
Retailer Amazon has rolled out its new range of quick delivery options to some parts of the UK. Prime Now, which for an additional 6.99 on top of Amazon prime membership offers to deliver orders within the hour, is now available in Central London and Birmingham. Over 10,000 items are …
Read More »Sony: ‘No plans to dial back third-party deals in 2016’
Next year looks like one of the busiest in PlayStation’s history, but Sony says the packed release schedule won’t see it move away from deals with big third-party games. 2015 has arguably been defined by Sony’s reliance on third-party partnerships with major titles such as Star Wars Battlefront, Call of …
Read More »More women own consoles than men in the US
A new study from the Pew Research Centre has strengthened the argument that console content makers should be making more effort to appeal to females. Its Technology Device Ownership 2015 report shows that 42 per cent of US women own a games console compared to 37 per cent of men. …
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