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Tarquin Henderson, head of EMEA Gaming Sales at Facebook, sat down with MCV to talk about the firm’s plans for Gamescom, wider industry trends, and what the social network giant is doing to push video games to the masses. What brings you to Gamescom? Gamescom is a big deal for …
Read More »Games industry breathes a sigh of relief: Gamescom will take place later next year
Gamescom exhibitors rejoice – next year’s show will return to a late August date. The Cologne trade fair was forced to take place earlier this year due to the vacation period in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It means the show starts just six weeks after E3, which has …
Read More »22Cans is bringing Godus to China
Godus may have sparked controversy in its home territory, but that hasn’t stopped 22cans taking the title to new markets. The studio has today announced a new partnership with Chinese web and mobile games publisher LongTu Games, which will see Godus localised and published across various app stores in China. …
Read More »Windows 10 Solitaire requires a paid subscription to remove ads
There’s a big caveat to note here before we even begin – Windows 10 is currently free to the vast majority of Windows owners. This has never happened before, and the upgrade is as simple as clicking on the notification in your system tray, waiting for your turn and giving …
Read More »Sony will let you vote for next free PS+ game; Grow Home confirmed for PS4
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 …
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