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iPhone and iPad creator Apple has just enjoyed its most successful ever year. The company reported full-year revenues of $234bn for the 12 months ending September 26th. Q4 revenues reached $51.5bn, up on the previous year’s $42.1bn. Profit climbed from $.8.5bn to $11.1bn Apple thanked strong iPhone sales (up 22 …
Read More »Wii U sales slightly up as revenue increases
Nintendo has said that it sold 1.19m Wii U consoles in the first half of its financial year ending September. That’s up ever so slightly on the 1.12m sold in the same period the year before. The company also said in July that it sold 470k units in Q1, meaning …
Read More »Attend Interface for free next month
Indie devs are invited to attend next month’s Interface event – free of charge. Brought to you by MCV and Develop, Interface is a great opportunity to get your games signed by some of the top publishers in the UK who are attending the event on Thursday November 12th at …
Read More »Two more esports organizations announce Overwatch teams
Esports franchises are falling over themselves to get involved inOverwatchfrom day one. Fnatic‘sBattlefieldteam has likely already made the move, while esports organizationTempo Stormhas sought to lock up talent ahead of the launch. Now K1ck Esports Club has become the latest organization to announce a team for the game. The squad …
Read More »Full London Games Conference schedule confirmed
We’ve teased you with details of some of the key conference sessions we have lined up for this year’s London Games Conference; now we’ve provided the full schedule you have to look forward to next month. The London Games Conference returns for its seventh outing on Thursday November 19th, from …
Read More »GAME On: CEO Martyn Gibbs talks Black Friday, digital, physical retail and eSports
It’s been a busy 12 months for GAME, following the High Street retailer’s acquisition of eSports specialist Multiplay, hectic Black Friday last year and return to the PC space. MCV asksCEO Martyn Gibbs (pictured, left) and CFO Mark Gifford (pictured, right) about the firm’s GAME plan for the next 12 …
Read More »Reus developer Abbey Games on escaping the basement
Like many development studios, Holland-based Abbey Games was set up by a group of friends who shared a passion for video games. The four founders, Adriaan Jansen, Bas Zalmstra, Maarten Wiedenhof and Manuel Kerssemakers met as prospective game programmers at University of Utrecht and decided to set up a studio …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: South Korea
Long the home of online games, South Korea’s industry saw a shake-up in 2014. According to the Korea Internet and Digital Entertainment Association, online gaming comprises three-fifths of South Korea’s exports revenue. This is of little surprise when you consider that the country is home to major firms in the …
Read More »11 things we learned from PlayStation’s Paris Press Conference
Sony’s long-overdue European press conference took place last night in Paris, and as usual we were greeted with some quirkly games, and some major triple-A reveals, too. Here are the top 11 things from the show: 1. Quantic Dream is back with Detroit (and the return of Kara) One of …
Read More »VIDEO: No Man’s Sky arrives June 2016 on PS4, PC
Upcoming sci-fi adventure game No Man’s Sky will launch this June, developer Hello Games has announced. The studio released a new trailer for the game during Sony’s PlayStation Paris Games Week event, revealing the title will launch simultaneously on PS4 and PC this coming June. No Man’s Sky is currently …
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