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Games media giant IGN will reveal its latest data at Games Retail 2020. And it will show the most anticipated games amongst its audience and how they intend to buy them. The talk from Adam Hopkinson and Chris Shepperson is part of MCV’s first retail games conference next week, Games …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet Marvel Super Hero Edition coming to Vita
A Marvel-themed new version of LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Vita will be released in November. Called simply LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Vita Marvel Super Hero Edition, the SKU includes the original game and some additional Marvel super hero content. The PlayStation Blog cites three mini-games and some extra dress-up options. The Marvel …
Read More »OPINION: Would it really have mattered if Splatoon was a Mario game?
New IP does not necessarily mean new ideas, argues MCV editor Christopher Dring Shigeru Miyamoto told Edge magazine this month that Splatoon – the co-op ink shooter which was my personal game of the show at E3 – was almost a Mario game. Instead the firm opted against using the …
Read More »INSIGHT: How smaller businesses can thrive in the new games industry
Former Call of Duty marketing director Ian McClellan, who now operates his own agency Plug and Play,offers his advice on coping with the transition of the games industry In the entertainment industry, there are always current buzz-words. They help keep us focused in an industry that is an ocean of …
Read More »Simon MIller returns to PR
Videogamer editor-in-chief Simon Miller has joined 2K Games as its new UK PR and social manager. He joins Ben Lawrence and Matt Roche on the firm’s UK PR team. Prior to this role Miller was editor-in-chief at Videogamer. He previously worked in PR for THQ, where he worked on the …
Read More »Microsoft to stream Xbox One and Xbox 360 games to PC browsers – report
Consumers may soon have access to both current and last-gen Xbox games without the need for a console. That’s according to Neowin, which reports that Microsoft has recently made significant advances in reducing lag in streamed games and hopes to implement the tech in a streaming Xbox service designed for …
Read More »PS4 outsells Xbox One for eighth consecutive month in US
There’s no sign of Xbox One closing the gap on PS4 in the US next-gen console sales race. Sony’s machine once again outsold its rival in August – that’s the eighth month in a row. "PlayStation 4 was number one in hardware sales for the eighth consecutive month and remains …
Read More »Notch to pocket $1.4bn of potential $2bn Microsoft Mojang buyout
Those questioning Markus Persson’s reported decision to sell his studio Mojang to Microsoft need to take a realistic look at the numbers. It was reported earlier this week that Microsoft is in talks to acquire the Minecraft developer for $2bn. It was later claimed that Persson himself had instigated discussions, …
Read More »The Feed covers the axing of the Aussie Interactive Games Fund
SBS tech and current affairs news program The Feed has highlighted the Victorian State government's initiative in filling in a significant gap left by the Federal Government's removal of games funding.
Read More »The Walking Dead hits PS4 and Xbox One in October
Telltale’s hit licensed adventure game The Walking Dead will debut on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next month. The studio announced the news earlier today on its Twitter account, adding that retail versions of the game’s second season will arrive in October for PS3, PS Vita and Xbox 360. As …
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