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The average mobile gamer of 2014 is some seven years younger than just one year ago. That’s according to the 2014 Deconstructing Mobile & Tablet Gaming Report from EEDAR, as reported by Polygon. In 2013 the average age of a North American person who played games on their mobile device …
Read More »ACCESSORIES UPDATE: Advanced Warfare Xbox One controller and Cherry keyboard
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we check out a militarised Xbox One controller and sit down with a pro keyboard from Cherry Xbox One Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Limited Edition Wireless Controller Fans racking up killstreaks in the latest Call …
Read More »Women account for just 15% of UK games development
An investigation byDevelophas found that the women represent just 15 per cent of employees at UK games development studios. The survey received 85 respondents, studios that employ 2,806 staff in total. Of these, it was found that 433 were women. According to recent research by TIGA, the number of jobs …
Read More »PlayStation TV – Sony’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’
Sony is riding a wave of success at the moment. Its latest hardware, the PlayStation 4, has surpassed one million units sold in its first nine months on sale in the UK, and has sold over 13m consoles worldwide. It’s comfortably outselling rivals Xbox One and Wii U. And next …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Nick Parker, Parker Consulting
This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Ahead of the event, Nick Parker of Parker Consulting tells us why marketers need to step outside of their comfort zone to push games. For the …
Read More »Decade-long study dismisses link between games and behavioural problems
A British study of 11,000 children has failed to find any link between video game usage and attentional or emotional development issues. A report entitled ‘Do television and electronic games predict children’s psychosocial adjustment?‘ tracked the results of a millennial survey to track any possible relationship between screen time and …
Read More »Halo: Master Chief Collection suffers online problems on launch day
Microsoft’s triple-A shooter Halo: Master Chief Collection is suffering a few online issues during its first day of release. A number of players have reported problems with the game’s matchmaking (the system via which players are matched together for online play). Some report extended waits to get a match while …
Read More »Next week’s London Games Conference: Final schedule adds Facebook, Google and Yogscast
Three online giants have been added to the London Games Conference schedule. Next week’s central London day-long conference on games marketing has added Facebook, Google and Yogscast to an already-impressive line-up that includes Buzzfeed, IGN, Curse, Gamer Network, PlayStation, Parker Consulting, Respondez and Green Man Gaming. The full schedule can …
Read More »Nvidia: Console’s heyday is over
The age of the console is over, according to the boss of the world’s largest PC gaming GPU provider Nvidia. My sense is that the game console platform is not likely to enjoy the heydays when it was really unambiguously the only and the best game platform to enjoy games,” …
Read More »Are you going to the Games Industry Christmas Quiz?
Spaces are filling up fast at the first ever MCV and Develop Games Industry Christmas Quiz. A combined effort between the two publications, the festive battle of wits is open to the entire UK games industry, pitting developers against publishers, retailers, media firms and more. Firms already signed up include …
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