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1984 Sinclair Spectrum release Deus Ex Machina has been re-released for mobile, and is available now on iOS and Android. Polygon points to the iOS listing of Deus Ex Machina 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, which packs both original and updated graphics of Mel Croucher’s cult classic as well as a …
Read More »Sega Europe names Jason Rice as new Director of Brand Licensing
Sega Europe has made its second major hire this week, appointing Jason Rice as the company’s new Director of Brand Licensing. Rice boasts 18 years of experience in commercial branding, having most recently served as an executive with Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network. Prior to that, Rice served as head of …
Read More »Activision confirms Treyarch developing next Call of Duty
Call of Duty’s 2015 entry will be developed by Treyarch, franchise publisher Activison has confirmed. The company confirmed the studio’s involvement as part of yesterday’s Q4 financial briefing. Treyarch is part of a three developer carousal for the series, alongside Call of Duty: Ghost’s Infinity Ward and Advanced Warfare’s Sledgehammer …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Tanya Krzywinska
Like many of those who grew up during the 1980s and went onto begin a life working in games, Krzywinska’s interest in games was catalysed by playing text-based games. When she started to realise the potential of the medium, she became an advocate for the academic study of video games, …
Read More »Sunless Sea exits Steam Early access today
Indie hit Sunless Sea will today graduate from Steam Early Access to become a full release. The game, from Fallen London developer Failbetter Games, has already amassed a cult following and was even awarded a 10/10 review score on Eurogamer earlier today. Picking it up for 14.99 before it exists …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Ann Hurley
Hurley joined the games industry in November of 1986 as the telesales manager for distributor Centresoft. She worked within the Centregold group – including ISM and USGold – for several years before moving north to join Ocean Software as sales director. Having worked in distribution, publishing (at Gremlin and Infogrammes) …
Read More »Konami revenue flat but income climbs as company sees "slow recovery"
Japanese publisher Konami has reported flat revenues of 155,899m for the nine months ending December 31st, with operating income climbing from 7,388m to 9,734m. Net revenue in its digital entertainment business, however, fell over five per cent year-on-year to 67,943m, although the segment’s income shot up over 40 per cent …
Read More »Accessories Update: Nyko PS4 Data Bank and Razer Seiren
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we investigate the latest PS4 accessory from Nyko and sing the praises of Razer’s Seiren microphone Nyko Data Bank for PlayStation 4 While the PlayStation 4 has a larger hard drive than its predecessor, the PS3, …
Read More »Nintendo further defies calls for smartphone games
Instead, it's bringing more smartphone games to its own platforms
Read More »Separate developers confirmed for next-gen and last-gen Mortal Kombat X
NetherRealm is not developing the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Mortal Kombat X, it has been confirmed. Videogamer reports that High Voltage will instead handle development duties on legacy systems, with NetherRealm "100 per cent focused on developing for next-gen". Added Warner: "NetherRealm is not developing the PS3/360 versions. …
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