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Media firm Candy Banana wants to grow its VideoGamer brand across the world. VideoGamer launched a Portuguese arm in 2013 and has just opened a website in Greece. It’s now planning sites for Spain and Italy for early next year. Candy Banana’s long term goal is to expand VideoGamer into …
Read More »Read about the winners of the Games Media Awards 2015 in this issue of MCV
In this week’s edition of MCV, we look back at this year’s Games Media Awards and celebrate the winners. We feature the winners’ quotes and pictures, as well as images from the night itself. In addition we also speak to GAME boss Martyn Gibbs and CFO Mark Gifford about Black …
Read More »Ubisoft: Vivendi’s share purchase is ‘unsolicited and unwelcome’
The CEO of Ubisoft has vowed that the company will remain independent. Both Ubisoft and Gameloft were last week subject of investment by former Activision owner Vivendi, which now owns 6.6 per cent of the Assassin’s Creed publisher. In an internal email obtained by Games Industry, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot …
Read More »GAME: VR needs us to succeed
If virtual reality is going to change the world of video games, then it will need the High Street. That’s according to UK retailer GAME, which is wary but hopeful about the new technology from PlayStation, Oculus, HTC and Samsung. CEO Martyn Gibbs tells MCV that in order for VR …
Read More »YouTube Red lets you skip ads and download videos for $10 a month
YouTube has launched its new premium offering, YouTube Red. The $9.99-a-month subscription allows viewers to watch YouTube videos without adverts, combatting the need for third-party plugins such as Adblocker. Subscribers will also be able to download and save videos to watch offline on their mobile devices – another long-requested feature …
Read More »Angry Birds firm Rovio cuts over 200 jobs
The Finnish studio behind mobile hit Angry Birds has let 213 staff go in a new round of job losses. Rovio’s latest batch of cuts began with discussions in August, with original estimates suggesting up to 260 employees could be lost in light of an ongoing restructuring process. The 213 …
Read More »Fallout 4 on PS4 will utilize Vita Remote Play
The PlayStation 4 edition of Fallout 4 will include some form of support for Remote Play on PS Vita, Bethesda has revealed. The company took toTwitterto show the game being streamed on Sony’s handheld, praising the tweaked control scheme implemented by designer Josh Hamrick. Hamrick is responsible for the Remote …
Read More »Star Citizen earned more in 2014 than all video game Kickstarters combined – report
Market intelligence services group Ico Partner’s Thomas Bidaux has published new data which shows Star Citizen’s funding outpaced all successful video game Kickstarters combined in 2014. Gamasutra reports on Bidaux’s chart (posted below). It tallies nearly $33m earned by Star Citizen’s crowdfunding efforts last year, while Kickstarter projects combined for …
Read More »Lara Croft: Relic Run surpasses 10m downloads
Free-to-play mobile release Lara Croft: Relic Run has exceeded 10m downloads, Square Enix has announced. The company revealed the milestone was reached across Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms – and less than six months out from its launch back in May. Square Enix is celebrating with a new content …
Read More »Shenmue 3 can’t promise 60fps but can promise ‘cute’ and ‘sexy’ girls
Series creator Yu Suzuki has said that he can’t promise 60fps performance in Shenmue 3, although he seems he can guarantee that its female characters will be sexually attractive. For the moment, I’m thinking about 30 frames per second,” he told DualShockers when asked about the game’s PS4 framerate. 60 …
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