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PC GAMING WEEK:With allthe buzz around the new consoles, it is quite easy to forget about the PC gaming market. If you look at the Top 40, the platform is often under-represented thanks to the lack of inclusion of digital download data. And it certainly doesn’t garner the same mainstream …
Read More »Ex-Blitz devs form new studio Lumo Developments
Former Blitz developers have formed a new microstudio in Leamington Spa called Lumo Developments. The four-man team, previously known as Team Lumo and working on titles such as Kumo Lumo and Paper Titans, will focus on making games for mobile platforms. The studio’s first title is set to be released …
Read More »Two Witcher 3 devs quit CD Projekt for indie studio
Marek Ziemak and Maciej Szczesnik, key members of the team behind The Witcher 3, have left CD Projekt Red. Szczesnik revealed that the duo has joint Warsaw-based indie mobile dev 11 Bit Studios, where he will lead the development of a new game, according toPolygon. Ziemak worked as gameplay producer …
Read More »Konami says Phantom Pain may not arrive until 2016, it cannot bridge PES quality divide
Konami’s gaming arm has reported a 62 per cent decline in operating income to 70.6bn (427m) for the nine months ending December 31st. Sales for the period fell 11 per cent to 6bn (36m). Analyst David Gibson reported on Twitter that Konami acknowledged concerns about the length of Metal Gear …
Read More »PlayStation revenues up 65% following PS4 launch; Sony confirms Vaio sell-off
The launch of PS4 has led to a sharp increase in operating revenue for Sony’s PlayStation unit. Operating revenue grew 64.6 per cent to 441.8bn (2.67bn) for the quarter ending December 31st. Operating income grew over 290 per cent to 18bn (109m). The discrepancy is due to the various costs …
Read More »Opinion: PC games market is defining the future of this industry
PC GAMING WEEK: A few short years ago there were some people under the illusion that the PC games market was in perpetual decline. Aside from being proof – if any was needed – that the lack of digital data has seriously skewed our view of our own market, it …
Read More »Civilization V Complete Pack heads to retail this week
PC GAMING WEEK: Civilization V will be re-released at retail this week, with all the expansion packs and DLC included. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: The Complete Edition arrives on PC on Friday, February 7th for Windows. It includes the two expansion packs: Gods & Kings and Brave New World, and …
Read More »Introducing PC Gaming Week on MCV
PC GAMING WEEK: MCVuk.com is devoting an entire week dedicated to the PC games industry. Over the next seven days, we will feature heavyweight features, analysis, exclusive data and interviews dedicated to gaming on the PC. It’s part of MCV’s desire to extend its coverage of the PC gaming scene, …
Read More »PSN February sale features 60 games; full list and Indian prices here
If you thought PSN’s insane January sale was a flash in the pan, its back with an equally massive February sale. PS4 games make their way into the sale this time, even if it’s only the two – Knack and Tiny Brains. Elsewhere, the sale will include titles such as …
Read More »UK PC games market smashes through £500m sales barrier
UK consumers spent half a billion pounds on PC games last year. It’s the biggest number in the platform’s history, but if you visited the UK High Street you wouldn’t know it. The boxed PC market has suffered its steepest decline yet, with 42.7m made from the sale of physical …
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