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A mere two days remain to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends thisFriday, January 16th at 5pm. That’s right – those of you wanting to put forward your suggestions for this year’s hotly-contested prizes including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, PR Team …
Read More »Retail leak suggests February launch for New 3DS in US
The New 3DS may be released in under a month, if leaked promotional material is correct. A poster shared on Neogaf dates the New 3DS XL for February 13th in the US. Kotaku has word from a number of GameStop sources that the poster is real and that the chain …
Read More »‘Intense competition’ leads to GAME profit warning
Significant hardware bundle discounts have led to GAME warning investors that full year earnings will not meet expectations. Aggressive price cuts to PS4 and Xbox One consoles throughout Black Friday and in the run-up to Christmas saw GAME cut prices to maintain market share, meaning returns were lower than originally …
Read More »Crossy Road has generated $1m in-game ad revenue
Smartphone hit Crossy Road has proved that in-game ads can still pay the bills, even in games that have IAPs. The Guardian reports that, according to Unity, Hipster Whale’s title has made in excess of $1m from in-game ads alone since its launch on iOS in November 2014. And that …
Read More »Three senior execs leave AMD
GPU and CPU manufacturer AMD has parted company with three of its leading executives. Reuters reports that GM of AMD’s computing and graphics business group John Byrne, chief marketing officer Colette LaForce and chief strategy officer Raj Naik have all departed the firm. CEO Lisa Su, who was promoted to …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V has been delayed on PC
GTA V will now not arrive on PC until March, Rockstar has confirmed. The game had been due out on January 27th – indeed, just last week Rockstar was dismissing rumours of a delay following changes to the game’s release date on Steam. However, it seems the murmurings were correct. …
Read More »Pix the Cat releasing on PC this month
Former PlayStation-only arcade outing Pix the Cat is to make the jump to PC. The Pastagames title, published by Focus Interactive on PC, will be released on Steam on January 29th. The game was released on PS4 and Vita last year and has been played by over 1m people, when …
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to find work as a freelance video producer
JamesBraithwaite tells MCV about the challenges of working as a freelance video producer for games developers, and which skills budding video creators should put at their top of their CV What exactly does your role entail? That depends on the client, but I do a variety of tasks. I design …
Read More »Minecraft: Pocket Edition hits 30m downloads as series attracts 1.4m concurrent players
It’s probably now fair to say that Minecraft is a bit popular”. Microsoft owned developer Mojang has revealed that Minecraft: Pocket Edition, which is available for iOS and Android, has now been downloaded more than 30m times. The feat is even more impressive considering that the title, released in 2011, …
Read More »Angry Birds Burger King promotion kicks off next week
The UK arm of Burger King will from next week start offering Angry Birds themed kids meals. Beginning on January 19th and running until March 1st, a number of the brand’s characters from Angry Birds Go and Stella will adorn the chain’s packaging, with toys – which include puzzles, stencils …
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