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YouTube’s new Gaming portal is a genuine threat to Twitch, warn prominent video journalists. Although YouTube comfortably leads the market with video-on-demand content, Twitch has become the platform of choice for live-streaming. Something YouTube hopes to change. YouTube is late to the party, but I’d never discount it as it …
Read More »Nominations open for this year’s MCV 30 Under 30
MCV’s 30 Under 30 returns next month. We are calling upon the UK games industry to nominate those you feel deserve a place in MCV’s list, which recognises the 30 most-ambitious and worthy young men and women in the UK games industry. MCV’s 30 Under 30 is open to all …
Read More »UK boxed games market hits lowest point since 1996
Sales of UK games plunged to their lowest point in 19 years for the week ending August 22nd. According to GfK Chart-Track, just 4.46m was generated by boxed software revenue for that period, the lowest amount since the data firm’s inception in 1996. This figure only factors in boxed sales, …
Read More »Games press joins call for digital charts
The biggest names in the games media have joined MCV’s call for digital data to be included in the games charts. The Digital Counts campaign launched last week with an open letter to games publishers and platform holders, calling on them to share their data so that an accurate games …
Read More »Can YouTube Gaming take on Twitch? Find out in this week’s issue of MCV
YouTube has launched its new Gaming brand, but can it rival streaming market leader Twitch? We speak to the companies themselves, as well as video journalists from around the industry, about the video giant’s entry in the streaming sector. Our Digital Counts campaign also continues, with the games media joining …
Read More »GamesAid voting starts next week
The UK games industry can decide which charities will receive a record-breaking amount of money from GamesAid next week. From September 7th for one week, GamesAid members can vote from a list of charities that have already been put forward by the games industry. Due diligence to ensure the charities …
Read More »MCV publisher French to leave for UKIE/Film London project
MCV publisher Michael French is to leave his post on September 18th for a new role with UKIE and Film London. He’ll lead a major new initiative, backed by the Mayor’s Office, designed to promote London as a world-leading games destination. French has worked at NewBay Media (formerly Intent Media) …
Read More »Harmonix partners with Fig to crowdfund mystery title
Fig has announced a new partnership with Harmonix, with the developer planning to bring an unannounced title to the crowdfunding platform later this year. Harmonix CCO Alex Rigopulos will join the company’s advisory board as part of the deal – currently run by former Double Fine COO and Fig founder …
Read More »GTA V, Rocket League among 2015 Steam releases exceeding 1m sales
Six Steam games released in 2015 have sold over 1m copies, while another six have exceeded the 500,000 sales mark. Based onSteam Spy’snumbers, Grand Theft Auto V for PC, Rocket League for PC, Ark: Survival Evolved, H1Z1, Cities: Skylines and Besiege have each sold in excess of 1m units on …
Read More »Former Blizzard COO donates video games collection to a museum
Over 1,500 Blizzard related video games items are to find a new home in American museum The Strong in Rochester, New York. The collection has been donated by former Blizzard Entertainment COO Paul Sams and spans items from franchises such as Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo that have been collected over …
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