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Maxis is returning to the franchise that made it famous with the upcoming SimCity, the first full game in the series for ten years. The label’s general manager Lucy Bradshaw tells MCV why SimCity is still an industry heavyweight 23 years after it first appeared. Maxis as a video games …
Read More »We reveal the 100 best selling games of 2012 in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
Read More »Nintendo reveals Wii U H1 2013 release schedule
Just 13 games boxed Wii U games are currently scheduled for release in the first half of 2013. The highlights begin with tomorrow’s release of Ninja Gaiden 3 although owners will have to wait until the spring to get their hands on the next high-profile first party release, Pikmin 3. …
Read More »Global Game Jam comes to Bangalore, Gurgaon this month
Global Game Jam is the largest game jam in the world, set to take place over a period of 48 hours in 160 cities simultaneously. In India, the NASSCOM Gaming Forum is helping bring the Global Game Jam to Bangalore and Gurgaon. The Game Jam will take place from 25th …
Read More »Video games is the star in record year for Kickstarter
2012 was a fantastic year for crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, and video games have emerged as the big winner. A total of 18,000 projects were backed by 2.2m contributors in 2012, with video games winning the largest slice of pledges totalling $83m of the $320m total from 561,000 backers across 2,796 …
Read More »VIDEO: Microsoft’s IllumiRoom creates next-gen buzz
With uncertainty abounding about the viability of the next-gen market, Microsoft has demoed some tech that could create huge excitement for the future of the Xbox brand. The company took to CES to demo a new technology offer called IllumiRoom – quite possibly related to Microsoft’s Environmental Display patent unearthed …
Read More »James Dyson criticises governmental focus on games
The glamour of web fads and video gaming is being put ahead of tangible technology that can be exported from the UK, Sir James Dyson has said. Speaking to theRadio Times, the British entrepreneur famous for inventing the Dyson vacuum cleaner said too much emphasis was being placed on sectors …
Read More »Tesco surprises city with blockbuster Christmas
The UK’s leading retailer Tesco has reported its strongest Christmas in the UK for three years. Like-for-like sales were up 1.8 per cent in the six weeks ending January 5th. Online food sales were the star, climbing 18 per cent. It’s a fantastic turnaround for the supermarket, having reported a …
Read More »IDC predicts game disc revenue will "rise substantively" in 2014
The next-generation of consoles will be a huge commercial success according to a new report from the International Data Corporation. A new report entitled Worldwide Video Game and Entertainment Console Hardware and Packaged Software 2012-2016 Forecast reckons that the new offerings from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will stand largely unchallenged …
Read More »Child’s Play charity raises $5m in 2012
Orgainzers of Child’s Play have revealed over $5m was raised during 2012 for the games industry charity. The figure marks the biggest year yet for the organization, topping 2011’s then-record-setting $3.5m by a wide margin. "We are overwhelmed, honored, grateful, and incredibly proud to be a part of such an …
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