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Video games consumer site VG247 has a new editor. The site has confirmed that Matt Martin, the former editor of GamesIndustry.biz which is owned by VG247 affiliate Gamer Network, is to take over from current editor Patrick Garratt. Garratt becomes VG247’s publisher. Dave Cook remains as deputy editor. Bringing Matt …
Read More »DayZ alpha racks up 400,000 week one sales
The makers of the hugely successful standalone version of DayZ on Steam have revealed some impressive sales numbers for the game. The alpha version of DayZ, which by the developer’s own admission is still at an early stage and is riddled with bugs, sold 400,000 downloads in its first week. …
Read More »Naughty Dog hints at possible PS4 release for The Last of Us
Hopes for a PS4 version of The Last of Us seem to have increased, even if only a little bit. As spotted by CVG, when asked about a possible PS4 re-release for the PS3 hit on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog’s community manager Eric Monacelli replied: We’re just getting our …
Read More »GallantCloud Games – The end of the beginning
Ben Cooper and Paul Rayment share the team's experiences during the final week of the Microsoft Ventures UK accelerator
Read More »Nial Ferguson becomes MD of Future UK
Future UK has appointed former tech and games boss Nial Ferguson as its new managing director. Media Week reports that the appointment of Ferguson, who was made managing director of its games, technology and film divisions in July 2012, is said to be the next stage of the reorganisation of …
Read More »AMD’s Mantle misses 2013 release
As is now clearly apparent, AMD’s supposedly game-changing PC API Mantle has missed its 2013 release. Mantle is a Direct X alternative that will allow developers to more directly access PC AMD hardware, offering improved levels of performance for components such as AMD’s Radeon graphics cards. Mantle was initially supposed …
Read More »2013 claims Metacritic record for lowest number of ‘great games’
Only seven individual console titles scored 90 per cent or higher on Metacritic in 2013 – by far” the lowest number in a single year since the last-gen consoles arrived. When PC and handheld games are added into the mix the total reaches 18, matching 2012. PlayStation formats were the …
Read More »Microsoft admits that disc-less Xbox One was seriously considered
A disc-less Xbox One was at one stage very much a possibility. That’s the admission from Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer, who told OXM that a real discussion” took place regarding whether the company could get away” with a purely digital-only machine. The decision to stick with discs was made …
Read More »Nintendo apologises for festive eShop outage
New Wii U and 3DS owners were unable to purchase digital content for their new machines for much of the Christmas break. The problems began on Christmas day and persisted for the best part of a week. Nintendo was even forced to postpone the launch of Pokemon Bank and Pokemon …
Read More »Mind Candy’s Acton Smith awarded OBE
Michael Acton Smith – the founder of Mind Candy and the creator of Moshi Monsters – has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List. "This is amazing news to round off what has been a magical year for Moshi Monsters," Acton Smith commented. "I’m honoured and thrilled …
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