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It’s fair to say the PlayStation Vita has not set the world alight. But don’t let that make you think Sony will abandon the device. Nonetheless, in an interview Eurogamer Sony’s UK boss Fergal Gara has delivered a few mixed messages about the handheld describing it as being both remarkably …
Read More »There’s going to be a Football Manager film
Football Manager is certainly an iconic brand in the video games sector, and now the IP is about to make its cinematic debut. An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary is described by Sports Interactive as a feature length film examining the game’s impact on the beautiful game itself. It …
Read More »Dying Light release date shuffles forward a bit
Having been delayed once, Warner Bros’ zombie title Dying Light has now had its release date moved forwards. The game was previously due out in 2014 before being bumped back to February 2015. Now developer Techland says the game will be ready by January 30th in Europe. There’s also a …
Read More »EA’s Gibeau: iPhone 6 ‘on par with next-gen consoles’
The boss of EA mobile has stated that the tech offered by iPhone 6 is ‘on par’ with that seen in PS4 and Xbox One. "It was a good Christmas morning," he told Games Industry of Apple’s reveal event on Tuesday night. "We got a lot of the gifts we …
Read More »Tiga calls for £3m Creative Content Fund for UK game industry
Initiative could be part-financed by National Lottery funding
Read More »What will be the biggest games of Christmas and where will consumers be buying them?
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 …
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