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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 …
Read More »Plays.tv to offer player POV at Gamescom, ESL Cologne tournaments
Spectators of the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters tournaments at Gamescom will now see the action from their favourite player’s point of view within minutes of the match ending, thanks to Plays.tv. The video-capture and sharing platform has partnered with ESL to have their technology installed on every computer players compete …
Read More »Team17 to publish Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee
Develop Award winner will bring record-breaking Kickstarter hit to retail
Read More »PS4 sold 3m units in Q1 – more than double Xbox One and 360’s combined sales
Sony has revealed some impressive PS4 sales numbers for its most recent financial quarter. PS4 sold 3m units in the three months ending June 30th, representing 11 per cent year-on-year growth. Perhaps more importantly, that number is more than double the 1.4m combined sales of Xbox One and Xbox 360 …
Read More »Discover how RISK was designed for All-in-One PCs
Intel Developer Blog: Key insights into how to get the best out of this form factor
Read More »European Commission: Our ‘Digital Single Market’ will strengthen the industry
The European Commission insists that its proposed Digital Single Market will open up the whole of Europe for games retailers. Among the proposals is a plan to end regional pricing, with online outlets such as Steam, the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live forced to maintain game prices across all countries …
Read More »Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and eyes retail release
Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and says it wants to take the Kickstarter phenomenon to retail. The 3D platformer generated 2m via crowd-funding in June. It is the spiritual successor to Rare’s Banjo Kazooie and is being created by Playtonic, a studio set-up by former Rare veterans. Team17 will release Yooka-Laylee …
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