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CEO of publisher Kiss, Darryl Still, gives us his thoughts on how to make your game attractive in a crowded PC marketplace
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Nintendo unveils first official Switch bundle with Splatoon 2
Last night’s Nintendo Direct may have been all about Nintendo’s upcoming Switch title ARMS, but it also unveiled a brand-new range of Splatoon 2 accessories at the very end, chief among them being a brand-new limited edition Splatoon 2 Switch hardware bundle. Sadly, the limited edition bundle will come with …
Read More »MotoGP moves in to gaming with esports competition
Spanish based owner Dorna will use Milestone's game with PS4 exclusivity
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe approaches 400k units in Japan with third week at No.1
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe enjoyed its third week at No.1 in the Japanese software charts last week, after selling another 30,745 units, according to the latest data from Famitsu. This takes its cumulative total to just shy of 400,000 units, (397,287, to be exact), after a fall of 64 per …
Read More »Curve Digital appoints Alex Moyet as marketing director
Curve Digital has appointed Alex Moyet as marketing director. Previously Moyet was the in-house commercial strategist for Media Molecule and its upcoming PS4 title Dreams, and also co-founded the specialist games marketing consultancy Amcade. She also worked on the Xbox account at ad agency McCann Erickson, before joining Sony Computer …
Read More »Will Ubisoft bring its ‘live’ success to Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry 5 in 2017?
Ubisoft caused quite a stir last year when it told MCV its Week One sales were "important" but "not critical" to the company’s ongoing success. Indeed, after a disappointing month at retail during November, the comments of its VP of live operations Anne Blondel couldn’t have been timelier. After all, …
Read More »Watch the Destiny 2 gameplay premiere livestream right here
Activision will be unveiling its official Destiny 2 gameplay premiere global livestream this evening, and you can watch it all right here at MCV. The action kicks off at 6pm UK time, and will be broadcasted from an airplane hangar in Hawthorne, California, according to Activision. Developer Bungie will be …
Read More »Project Rap Rabbit gets cheaper Switch stretch goal
Crowdfunded rhythm action game Project Rap Rabbit will now come to Nintendo Switch provided the campaign raises $1.5m. That’s a big reduction on the $4.95m that was previously required and roundly criticised. This change comes at the cost of the removal of all other stretch goals, including the pledge to …
Read More »Ukie outlines its 2017 manifesto
UK video games trade body Ukie has listed the ways in which it hopes the government will pledge to support our industry going forwards. Called ‘Powering Up: manifesto for unlocking growth in the games industry’, the document lists ten recommendations that the next government will be urged to pursue to …
Read More »Parrots and chocolate lead to unexpected Minecraft controversy
Do not feed chocolate to birds, as it can be potentially fatal to them. It’s that important message that has this week led to a most unexpected controversy in the world of Minecraft. The frequency of updates for the world-conquering crafting game has definitely increased recently, and among these additions …
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