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When the creators of Samurai Seige decided to build Rival Kingdoms, the team wanted to balance gameplay with narrative depth – which is why acclaimed games writer Rhianna Pratchett took her pen to the project
Read More »Mario Kart producer in charge of Nintendo’s mobile games
High-profile Nintendo developer Hideki Konno has been put in charge of Nintendo’s smartphone game development, reports suggest. Nintendo Everything has translated a Sankei report which states that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors in a Q&A that the producer of Mario Kart” had been put in charge of mobile development. …
Read More »This is how Nintendo hopes to grow 3DS and Wii U sales
While Nintendo’s return to profitthis week was welcome, the fact that both 3DS and Wii U missed sales targets was most certainly not. To address the issue Nintendo has identified two strategies – women and DLC. Four years since its release, we are seeing a certain level of positive results …
Read More »Ten ways to make your indie game stand out – Simon Byron offers his PR and marketing advice
The indie game space is becoming more crowded by the day, with developers and publishers not just competing with each other, but triple-A releases, too. Curve Digital publishing director and PR guru Simon Byron offers his tips on getting the word out there about your indie title. What advice would …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Victory to undergo name change, report claims
Ubisoft will officially unveil the next Assassin’s Creed game next week, and reports suggest it has undergone a name change. Assassin’s Creed: Victory, as it has until now been called, was first revealed back in December following an online leak. The same site, Kotaku, has now said that it understands …
Read More »AMD to release its next-gen x86 CPU in 2016
A brand new PC processor will be released by AMD in 2016, the component company has revealed. The x86 Zen architecture will boast something called Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), which is very similar to Intel’s existing Hyperthreading tech that allows the CPU’s cores to split tasks. In AMD’s case, this apparently …
Read More »Former Epic boss Capps joins Unity as advisor
Mike Capps, the former president of Unreal Engine creator Epic Games, has joined Unity Technologies. He takes on the role of internal advisor, and will work with CEO John Riccitiello, the executive team and the core R&D team. In ablog post on Unity’s site, the firm confirmed Capps will spend …
Read More »Space Ape launches Rhianna Pratchett-penned iOS strategy game Rival Kingdoms
UK-based mobile games company Space Ape has released its second title, strategy game Rival Kingdoms. The title is available globally on iOS today (May 8th), and has been written by none other than Rhianna Pratchett. Gamers might remember Pratchett for her work on the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. She has …
Read More »Konami reveals 1980s-styled Metal Gear Solid clothing range
Video game clothing specialist Insert Coin has partnered with Konami to bolster its range of Metal Gear Solid apparel. Having launched a set of shirts, tops and patches based on the original 1998 instalment of Metal Gear Solid last month, Insert Coin has now come up with a new range …
Read More »Accessories Update: Audio-Technica ATH-PDG1 headset and Calibur11 PS4 battery pack
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Audio-Technica has a brand new headset on shelves and Calibur11 charges up its PS4 Battery Pack Audio-Technica ATH-PDG1 Gaming Headset Complementing its ATH-PG1 closed-back counterpart, Audio-Technica’s ATH-PDG1 gaming headset features an open-back design. This means that …
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