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Online games store Hitari has opened a new brand called Hitari Technology. The site – HitariTech.co.uk – is dedicated to PC components, software, tablets, and launches with a catalogue of 62,000 products. The firm aims to be stocking 1m items within twelve months, and will continue to sign up new …
Read More »New games pitching and showcase event set for May
The teams behind MCV and Develop are hosting a brand new event in May for developers to showcase their games, find investors and pitch ideas. Interface takes place on May 14th in central London and will bring together developers, publishers, platform holders, investors and funding experts. Interface will connect indies, …
Read More »Threes creator puts PS4 title Close Castles ‘on hold’
Development has been halted on PS4 title Close Castles. Its creator, Asher Vollmer, is best known for making hit mobile title Threes. Close Castles is currently on hold. I am working on a new mobile game now,” he said on Twitter. I designed myself into a corner. I need to …
Read More »Nintendo: The time is now for Monster Hunter to crack the West
Nintendo says that the launch of Monster Hunter 4 could be the moment the Japanese smash hit franchise finally cracks the West. Monster Hunter is regularly amongst Japan’s best-selling games, shifting millions of units with each new release. But has yet to catch on in the same way in Europe …
Read More »Sega Europe names Jon Rooke as new marketing boss
Former THQ exec Jon Rooke is moving to Sega’s European HQ as its European marketing director. Rooke takes the new role following a stint at Sega-owned developer Creative Assembly, where he worked as global brand director for survival horror title Alien Isolation. Rooke is an industry marketing veteran, having spent …
Read More »BT seals £12.5bn EE acquisition
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
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