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This is it, your final chance; less than nine hours remain to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends today,Friday, January 16th at 5pm. That’s right: if you want to put forward your suggestions for this year’s accolades – including Games Retailer, New …
Read More »UK eSports firm Gfinity partners with marketing agencies Pitch and Threepipe
Ahead of its plan to build the UK’s first eSports arena, Gfinity has inked commercial deals with two marketing outlets. Sports marketing agency Pitch International will become the exclusive commercial agency for the debut Gfinity Championships event. The Championships will take place between March and September of this year, pitting …
Read More »Sorry Minecraft, you’re not the biggest game in the UK
Writing MCV opinion pieces can, at times, feel like smashing my head against the proverbial brick wall. I know I must sound like a record trapped on repeat, but the data and information this industry is giving out just isn’t good enough. Not to dismiss Chart-Track’s figures. The retail data …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 banned in Australia, but Devolver questions board claims
The Australian Classification Board has refused to classify Hotline Miami 2, effectively banning the game from the country. Kotaku reports that the board’s report cites the inclusion of violent sexual imagery that it believed alluded to rape – which, incidentally, has previously caused controversy, with developer Dennation having hinted at …
Read More »Twitch unveils music library cleared for streaming use
The hunt for music to use in your latest stream has just got a little easier. Streaming video service Twitch has launched music.twitch.tv, a library currently consisting of over 500 songs that have all been cleared for broadcasters to use in both live and archived video footage. None of the …
Read More »Revealed: The 100 best-selling games of 2014 in the UK
Surprise! FIFA 15, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and GTA V were the best-selling games of 2014. The usual suspects dominated the charts, but there was also some interesting changes. For once, Ubisoft had the most games on the charts with 12, followed by EA with nine. It was also …
Read More »There are 12 Minecraft records in the new gaming Guinness Book of World Records
The phenomenon that is Minecraft now has 12 world records. IGN reports that the entries can be found in the Guinness Book of World Records 2015: Gamer’s Edition, although it’s probably not fair to say the game has 12 world records – by our count only four of them are …
Read More »Hard to find Amiibos back in stock at Nintendo as Majora’s Mask 3DS arrives
The Majora’s Mask 3DS XL is at last available to buy in the UK. It costs 209.99 and is bundled with the Skull Kid statue previously only available as part of the Majora’s Mask Special Edition game in the US. The console was announced yesterday but has not been available …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to become a community manager
Capcom UK’s social and community manager Neil Gorton tells us how producing videos on YouTube helped him get his job today and what challenges his role involves. How would you summarise your role? As social and community manager for Capcom UK I’m in charge of creating community-focused content, as well …
Read More »Evolve dev responds to DLC criticism
The co-founder of developer Turtle Rock has insisted that upcoming shooter Evolve is not ripping off customers by hiding content behind paywalls. It was revealed earlier this week that gamers who pre-purchase the title on Xbox Live will get instant access to some of the title’s later in-game rewards. There’s …
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