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The PS4’s dashboard What’s New section has let slip two bits of interesting PS4 news. As spotted by Neogaf, Sony is introducing a Vote to Play system that will allow PS4 owners to vote on what title they want included in a future PlayStation Plus Instant Games Catalogue selection. Whichever …
Read More »EA Mobile veteran’s new studio will build games on ‘playable data’
Canada-based dev Icejam turns real-world data into a playable form
Read More »His Story: Sam Barlow on creating one of this year’s most talked-about indie hits, Her Story
You fire up the dusty old computer. A search engine fizzes through the scan lines. In the text box, a single word: MURDER. Below, five videos, each with the same woman. You play one. The women begins to tell her story. This is how the latest game from former Silent …
Read More »Sony sold 3m PS4s in Q1
Total sales now stand at 25.3m
Read More »PS4 celebrates six months on top in the UK
PlayStation 4 has been the best-selling games console every month of the year to-date, Sony has told MCV. The company was speaking about the success in June of its limited edition console bundle, which features Warner Bros’ chart-topping title Batman Arkham Knight. Arkham Knight is the fastest-selling game of 2015 …
Read More »Nintendo set to offer ‘Loot Crate’ subscription box rival
The online Nintendo store will shortly offer a new subscription box service, MCV understands. The ‘N-Box’ will feature toys, clothes and other merchandise inspired by and branded with Nintendo icons such as Mario, Zelda and Pokmon. The boxes are expected to be available individually, with gamers also able to subscribe …
Read More »EA: ‘There will be people we’ll never win over’
It was a really strong line-up but… they’re just so hard to like.” That was one industry analyst speaking to MCV moments after EA closed its E3 2015 press event. Yes, it was heavy on the marketing slogans, and granted, perhaps a bit too much time/not enough time (delete where …
Read More »Angry Birds 2 available now on iOS and Android
Six years on from the release of Angry Birds, Angry Birds 2 has at last arrived on smartphones. It’s far from the first sequel, of course. In fact, Angry Birds 2 is the 15th game in the series, following the likes of Seasons, Space, Star Wars, Rio, Stella, Transformers and …
Read More »Read about EA’s attempts to win over the critics in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’s MCV we speak to EA COO Peter Moore about its performance at this year’s E3 and its attempts to win over the firm’s numerous critics. We also speak to Telltale Games about the firm’s attempts to give the blockbuster Minecraft a story, whileKoelnmesse’s Tim Endres explains what …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Serbia
Despite its relative youth, Serbia’s games industry is quickly growing into an important presence on the worldwide stage. According to research outlet Newzoo, Serbia is the 60th biggest games market in terms of revenue worldwide. The country generated $46.7 million (30.1m) in games revenue last year. The Serbian games market …
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