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Nvidia has announced a new tablet-shaped sibling for its Shield Portable gaming handheld. The Shield Portable was released last July exclusively in the US and Canada – a move Nvidia product manager Chris Daniel told MCV was alike to a ‘trial run’ for the product. The handheld, which combines a …
Read More »How Oculus Rift plans to change the world
It may sound preposterous, but Oculus Rift has quite a bit in common with Nintendo’s Wii. The high-tech wizardry of VR may seem worlds apart from the more rudimentary implementation of motion control. Yet like the Wii, the Oculus Rift promises to seriously disrupt the video games market. And like …
Read More »Dinklage to star in big screen version of hit short Pixels
Peter Dinklage, Adam Sandler and Brian Cox are amongst the names signed up to star in a film inspired by internet hit Pixels. The short, which you can see below, was a big hit in 2010 and has served as inspiration for an upcoming 2015 movie that is described as …
Read More »Facebook officially completes Oculus acquisition
Facebook has officially completed its $2bn acquisition of Oculus. The shock deal wasfirst announced in late March. It includes $400m in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock, valued at $1.6bn. A further $300m will also be offered depending on the achievement of certain milestones. A joint statement …
Read More »Dance Central Spotlight to launch with 10 tracks for $10
Xbox One Kinect title Dance Central Spotlight has been dated and priced by Microsoft. The Harmonix developed game will arrive digitally in the US on September 2nd priced at just $9.99. For the money users will get ten tracks, with others available for additional cash – 50 DLC extras will …
Read More »Don’t miss out: Gamescom daily deadline is next week
There’s just two weeks left for Gamescom exhibitors and trade attendees to book their place in MCV’s daily magazine during the show. Last month, we announced an brand new partnership with Koelnmesse to produce the event’s first ever English-language daily magazine. But the deadline for bookings and getting involved is …
Read More »No penalties for persistent illegal downloads in blunt new UK anti-piracy campaign
Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme begins next year
Read More »Bigpoint returns to mobile with Little Worlds acquisition
Online giant rescues Lyon-based studio and 13 employees
Read More »Reminder: Games Media Awards now open for entries – deadline August 12th
In case you missed it last week: The GMAs are back for 2014. And we need your nominations. There’s a raft of changes for this year, including all-new awards, a prize with a public vote and a new venue. The entry process has been improved too. We’ve now set it …
Read More »Yahoo acquires analytics firm Flurry
Ad analytics specialist Flurry has been acquired by web firm Yahoo. The BBC reports that the deal is worth in the region of 120m-175m, making it Yahoo’s most sizable acquisition since it swooped for blogging platform Tumblr in 2012. Flurry makes cash by collecting data on user behaviour and targeting …
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