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Nintendo is taking the same approach to digital publishing as its mobile and PC rivals, SteamWorld Dig 2 developer Image & Form has told MCV, making its new console as easy to develop for as the PS4 and Xbox One. With the Wii U and 3DS, [Nintendo] started to realise …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Former Take-Two CEO joins Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming appoints new board advisor and forms new team, and Milestone bolsters marketing team. Paul Eibeler and Sam Bennett join Green Man Gaming The e-commerce company has appointed two new senior members of staff. Former Take-Two CEO Paul Eibeler (pictured right) has joined as board advisor while Sam …
Read More »Call of Duty is getting its own cinematic universe
Activision Blizzard is apparently looking to ape the success of Marvel in its effort to bring video games series Call of Duty to cinema screens. Activision Blizzard Studios co-presidents Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk described the strategy as a multi-layered, interconnected approach” in an interview with The Guardian. The …
Read More »Rebellion’s 2000 AD and GAME headline this week’s MCV
This week, we head to Oxford to see Jason Kingsley and discuss Rebellion-owned 2000 AD as the developer has put out an open call for licensees on its wealth of intellectual property. We also talk to GAME’s CEO Martyn Gibbs about the reasons behind the company’s tough 2016 and why …
Read More »Sony looks to commercial markets after ‘slower than expected’ PSVR sales
PlayStation platform holder Sony is investigating ways to take its PlayStation VR headset to new commercial sectors, a report has claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has established a new ‘location-based entertainment’ unit to head up a commercial VR charge after what it describes as slower than expected” …
Read More »Academy Award winner Ken Perlin to deliver Develop:Brighton keynote
The 2017 conference's third keynote to be delivered by the NYU professor
Read More »Terraria spin-off Otherworld drops its developer
Dutch developer Engine Software is no longer making Terraria spin-off Otherworld. Terraria developer Re-Logic has confirmed that Engine has been yanked from the project after what appears to have been a long and problematic development period, with little progress being made since the announcement of Otherworld in early 2015. Our …
Read More »Blizzard successfully sues cheat maker Bossland in US
World of Warcraft and Overwatch developer Blizzard has won a US lawsuit against bot maker Bossland. The German company has been ordered to pay Blizzard $8.6m having been found guilty of nearly 43,000 counts of copyright infringement. Bossland had tried to have the case dismissed but chose not to defend …
Read More »BioWare lays down improvement roadmap for Mass Effect: Andromeda
EA owned developer BioWare has outlined some immediate improvements on the way for Mass Effect: Andromeda. The studio has also identified aspects of the game that will be worked on over the next two months. Tomorrow (Thursday April 5th) a patch will be released that will not only improve performance …
Read More »Snake Pass beats Zelda to No.1 spot in Switch eShop charts
Charts have arrived on the Nintendo Switch eShop and Sumo Digital’s Snake Pass is the first title to take the No.1 spot. The charts are based on the number of downloads from the last two weeks, and will be updated automatically, according to Nintendo’s Switch news post, giving players an …
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