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In an effort to broaden the portfolio of content available on the Xbox Live Marketplace in India, Microsoft is set to introduce localised entertainment content. Microsoft has been pushing the entertainment features of the Xbox One heavily, and while the next-gen Xbox won’t be arriving in India until next year, …
Read More »Green Man Gaming named as headline sponsor for Golden Joysticks
Independent retailer Green Man Gaming has been named as headline sponsor at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards. This year’s event – which is the 31st, incidentally, and will hand out 15 awards – takes place on October 25th at London’s Westminster Park Plaza. "It is a privilege for Green Man …
Read More »Gree offers redundancy to 11% of workforce
Social gaming powerhouse Gree has revealed plans to offload 11 per cent of its 1,762-person strong global workforce. A translation from social games consultant Serkan Toto revealed that the company is to offer 200 voluntary redundancies, with applications being accepted between October 9th-28th. These losses will be in addition to …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V petition nears 600,000 signatures
Nearly 600,000 people have signed a petition calling on Rockstar to release a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. The game came out on Xbox 360 and PS3 last month but Rockstar has to date remained tight-lipped about a possible release on either PC or next-gen consoles. Its predecessor …
Read More »Hands-on with the Steam Machine in the latest issue of MCV
In the in the latest edition of MCV, Sega goes hands on with Steam’s new controlller. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features,retailers make lots of money in September, Nintendo discuss the Wii U fight-back and we interview Xbox indie boss Chris Charla. And that’s on top …
Read More »Microsoft to open extra GPU power for Xbox One devs
Space reserved for Kinect and apps to be redirected for game development
Read More »‘OFT report may affect sports and adult console games’
Harbottle & Lewis Partner Alan Moss takes a closer look at the OFT’s report on the impact of microtransactions on children, and the implications it has on our industry… While the report describes itself as one that is targeted at protecting children – the report is entitled ‘Children’s Online Games’ …
Read More »UK games market returns to growth in September
5.17m boxed games were sold in the UK last month, as the games industry returned to growth for the first time in years. 45 per cent more games were sold in September 2013 compared with the same month a year before, according to GfK Chart-Track. Grand Theft Auto V is …
Read More »Capcom Europe to cut more than half its staff
Capcom Europe is undergoing a major restructure following a difficult year. MCV understands more than half of the European arm faces redundancy, with a number of jobs set to merge. The Western business of Capcom has suffered after a number of its big titles failed to meet expectations. A spokesperson …
Read More »Watch Dogs PC requires 64bit OS, 8-core CPU for Ultra spec
Ubisoft’s leaked Watch Dogs PC specification requirements have raised some eyebrows. The specs, spotted by NeoGaf before they were hauled off uPlay, dictate amongst other things that the game will require a 64-bit version of Windows. That, in itself, is not a huge shock and was perhaps expected in the …
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