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EE has been acquired by fellow telecom giant BT in a deal worth 12.5bn. Talks were revealed to have taken place back in November, and last month the pair stated that a deal looked likely. As part of the agreement both Orange and Deutsche Telekom will sell their stake in …
Read More »Dead or Alive producer on female representation: ‘There is a cultural barrier between Japan and the West’
The producer for Dead or Alive has told MCV that controversy over the series’ approach to female representation may be the result of a cultural clash. Asked whether the growing discussion over female representation in the games industry had raised questions during development about the game’s approach to female characters …
Read More »Twitter boss admits company ‘sucks’ at dealing with abusive trolls
The CEO of Twitter has in an internal communication admitted that his company has failed to take adequate action to tackle the abusive behaviour of some users. We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years,” Dick Costolo said, as reported …
Read More »Chinese telco giant Snail Games to launch new OBox console in UK next year
Watch out Microsoft and Sony, one of China’s biggest games companies will launch its first console in Europe in early 2016. Snail Games is China’s fifth largest mobile phone service provider and the firm behind hit MMO Age of Wushu, which attracts over 5.5m monthly players. Now, the company is …
Read More »Development troubles make South Park DLC unlikely
Obsidian Entertainment reveals further impact of THQ closure and subsequent deal with Ubisoft
Read More »Learn how to become an eSports Pro in this week’s issue of MCV
This week’s issue of MCV is an eSports special, featuring interviews and insight from around that sector of the industry. Riot Game’s EU eSports boss Jason Yeh tells us how League of Legends became the world’s top eSports game and how it plans on staying there. Also Alex ‘Xpecial’ Chu …
Read More »Develop: Brighton opens call for speakers
Conference returns to Britain's South Coast for a tenth year
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Jo Bartlett
Before joining the games sector, Jo Bartlett worked in PR for galleries, film festivals and DVD releases. She moved to Jackie Cooper PR working on PlayStation’s sponsorship and cultural projects, which saw her ‘hooked’ on the games industry. She continued across various agencies working on PlayStation’s PR activities, as well …
Read More »South Park: The Stick of Truth DLC hindered by fragmented development
South Park: The Stick of Truth developer Obsidian Entertainment is exploring the possibility of creating new content for the game, but it doesn’t appear the odds are in the studio’s favor. In an interview with Polygon, Obsidian head Feargus Urquhart explained how development priorities changed for the team during the …
Read More »Surgeon Simulator surpasses 2m sales
Bossa Studio’s surgical sim and YouTube darling Surgeon Simulator has sold more than 2m copies across all platforms. The game jam entry debuted commercially on PC, Mac and Linux in 2013, and has launched on iOS, Android and PS4 platforms over the last year or so as well. "Thanks to …
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