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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 »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 »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 »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 …
Read More »Zelda on Wii U now has ‘TBD’ release date
Nintendo’s forward release schedule no longer lists a release window for the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda. The company’s Wii U listings have both Zelda and Devil’s Third down as TBD. A few titles remain slated for 2015 including Starfox, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Art …
Read More »Nintendo will release five mobile games in the next two years
It looks as if Nintendo’s foray into smartphone gaming will be slow to bed in. Speaking to investors, president Satoru Iwata has said that the company is currently aiming to release just five mobile titles by the end of the next financial year in March 2017. The first of these …
Read More »‘eSports’, ‘permadeath’ and ‘dox’ added to the dictionary
Dictionary.com has added a number of gaming and technology centric words to its listings. Chief among them is ‘esports’, which the site describes simply as competitive tournaments of video games”. Also on the list are ‘permadeath’ (the permanent death of a defeated character, after which the player of the game …
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