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The UK games retail charts will not be available until this afternoon, MCV can reveal. It has been a big week for games retail with the launch of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare arriving on Tuesday (or was it Monday?) last week. So we’re all on tenterhooks to discover just …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous finally has a release date
Frontier Developments has at last confirmed a release date for the PC version of Elite: Dangerous. Eurogamer reports that the launch version of the game will be made available on December 16th. The game has of course been available for some time now in assorted alpha and beta forms, but …
Read More »Morhaime uses Blizzcon speech to rally against GamerGate
The president and co-founder of Blizzard has become the highest profile games industry figure to speak out against online harassment. Mike Morhaime dedicated a part of his Blizzcon 2014 opening ceremony speech to slam GamerGaters and urge people to redouble their efforts in trying to promote a friendlier, more welcoming …
Read More »Ubisoft pulls new games from Steam worldwide
Ubisoft will not be releasing the likes of Assassin’s Creed Unity and Far Cry 4 on Steam globally. That’s according to PCGamesN, who reports that the firm pulled all of its upcoming releases from Steam worldwide last night. Earlier this week it was revealed that the publisher wouldn’t be releasing …
Read More »QA AND LOCALISATION: What’s bugging the bug testers?
As an important part of the games industry, the QA and localisation sphere is subject to the same changes that the entire sector is experiencing. For example, the shift in the ways that games are distributed these days has been a challenge for the way QA firms operate. Where before …
Read More »INSIGHT: How games marketing has been split across various media formats
Over the last two years we have seen a host of new mobile and online gaming properties enter the games and consoles ad market. As we approach the busy Christmas retail period and forthcoming launches of triple-A titles, it is a good time to reflect upon how the overall media …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Rupert Loman, Gamer Network
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, Gamer Network boss Rupert Loman tells MCV about the launch and growth of the EGX show and the continuing challenges created by …
Read More »SingStar’s comeback: Sony’s attempt to win back the casual gamer
The once lucrative casual games market on consoles appears to have died. The glory days of five years ago, when Just Dance, Guitar Hero and Wii dominated the market is over. Those gamers have moved onto PCs and smartphones. But these products still boast huge brand awareness amongst a wide …
Read More »The rise of Hearthstone: Blizzard’s latest blockbuster
Blizzard is a developer that likes to pride itself on making some epic games. World of Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft… the studio’s biggest IP are giants in their genres, with triple-A production values. Hearthstone, the firm’s first free-to-play foray, is different. It’s a collectible card game that doesn’t require any high-end …
Read More »ACCESSORIES UPDATE: Far Cry 4 Figurine and Gioteck RC-3 Gaming Chair
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we hang out with Far Cry 4’s baddie and sit down for a moment with Gioteck Fry Cry 4 Pagan Min: King of Kyrat Figurine This November will see players hunt down the oppressive leader Pagan …
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