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Id Software co-founder and Oculus Rift co-designer John Carmack is suing ZeniMax for allegedly missing payments. The legal situation between ZeniMax and Oculus is torrid, to say the last. ZeniMax was awarded $500m in damages last month over a trade-secrets breach, but has since gone on to try and halt …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Ukie names new head of public affairs
Tim Scott joins from London First, Games London gains Calvin and Thursten departs Future Publishing. Ukie appoints new head of public affairs Tim Scott has been revealed as the new head of public affairs at video games trade body Ukie. Part of Scott’s role will see him work with figures in …
Read More »Strong launch for Switch, but stock must continue to flow, says retail
The Nintendo Switch is finally out in the wild and retailers are reporting an excellent first weekend for the platform holder’s new console despite some stores experiencing delivery issues and low stock levels. Speaking to MCV, execs at UK stores said their stock was quickly diminished during the Switch’s first …
Read More »PS4 tops US hardware charts in February
As of next month, things might get more interesting, but for the time being Sony’s US console hardware run continues. NPD data shows that PS4 was once again the best-selling console in the US in February, VentureBeat reports. The Xbox One experienced a resurgence in 2016, for a while overturning …
Read More »Retro threatens BBC as Indiegogo halts Spectrum ZX Vega+ funding
Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has halted further pledges for the Spectrum ZX Vega+ device. It has also emerged that the company behind the device, Retro Computers, threatened the BBC in an attempt to keep the organisation from reporting on the issue. The Vega+, which smashed its funding targets by reaching a …
Read More »Improbable, BAME in Games and Bandai Namco headline this week’s MCV
Improbable may well be the most exciting company working in games at the moment, and MCV can exclusively announcethis weekthat it’s looking for 100 games to take part in its Games Innovation Program. We talked to CEO Herman Narula about what lies ahead for the firm and its SpatialOS platform. …
Read More »MCV Awards 2017: All the winners
PlayStation UK, GAME, Bethesda and PR firm Indigo Pearl were the big winners of this year’s MCV Awards, with PlayStation UK taking the highest number of prizes. Not only did the platform holder win best Digital Marketing Team, Game Campaign for Uncharted 4 and Trade and Marketing Team, but PlayStation …
Read More »Amazon hires Westwood veteran Louis Castle for top Seattle job
Castle credited on over 100 games
Read More »Designing for HDR
Sean Cleaver speaks to Playground Games and The Coalition about designing a game for HDR.
Read More »Games London announced as Red Carpet sponsor for the MCV Awards 2017
The MCV Awards is taking place tonight at The Brewery in London to celebrate the best in the UK games industry, and we’re happy to announce that Games London will be sponsoring the event as the exclusive Red Carpet partner. Games London’s head of games Michael French commented: "We’re proud …
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