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Virtual reality firm Oculus has appointed Gaikai’s former chief product officer Brendan Iribe as its CEO. Iribe is also the founder of UI tools company Scaleform – the fellow co-founder of which, Michael Antonov, has been appointed as Oculus’ chief software architect. Jack McCaulry, who was a lead developer on …
Read More »Daglow: American gamers don’t handle failure well
Industry vet Don Daglow believes Americans have trouble dealing with failure, specifically in regards to gaming. "The idea of failure has been dramatically reduced," he said during a panel at GDC Europe, noting that American students don’t ‘fail,’ but are instead ‘challenged.’ Daglow explains this concept comes from an education …
Read More »Free-to-play games typically lose 70 per cent of initial user base
Former Empire: Total War designer Jan van der Crabben warns free-to-play developers to expect a 70 per cent drop in initial registered users. Crabben, speaking during a keynote at GDC Europe, emphasized that player retention is key for free-to-play titles to find any kind of success. Crabben went on to …
Read More »Indie dev PerBlue reveals huge sales figures, sees Android passing iOS
Mobile developer Perblue has revealed staggering financial figures for their free-to-play MMO Parallel Kingdom, also declaring that Android is currently outpacing iOS in nearly every way. Perblue’s CEO Justin Beck spoke at GDC Europe on how his Madison studio of nine staff members started with just $20,000 in savings. In …
Read More »New IP dominates Sony’s Gamescom showing
Gamescom: PS3 titles Rain, Puppeteer and Until Dawn prove SCE commitment to original titles
Read More »Sony pushes new IP to extend PS3’s shelf life
Vita may have been about the big brands at Gamescom this week, but PS3 was almost the exact opposite – with Sony announcing even more new IP during its press conference. Joining the already announced new IP of Beyond, Last of Us and Wonderbook were there new games from Sony’s …
Read More »Sony’s Gamescom offering breathes new life into Vita
Sony looked to answer its critics that said Vita was given short shrift at E3, with a blockbuster Gamescom showing. The platform holder took to unveiling blockbuster IP including Call of Duty, Killzone and Assassin’s Creed, while showing new IP Tearaway. It follows an E3 where Sony was criticised for …
Read More »Day Z is a haunting PC experience
GAME OF THE DAY: This is only the fourth Game of the Day that MCV has published, and it’s the second time a free title has featured. That’s the modern games industry for you. Well, we say free. Day Z, which is still in beta, is indeed free to download. …
Read More »Steam update to showcase user-generated content
Valve will present the community's best with new Hub pages
Read More »WATCH IT LIVE: EA’s Gamescom press conference
EA’s Gamescom 2012 press conference is about to kick off, and you can watch the full thing below. Expect details of the company’s rich upcoming roster, which amongst other titles includes the massive FIFA 13, modern military shooter Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. There may …
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