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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 …
Read More »Inside big winner in BAFTA Academy Game Awards nominations
PlayDead's indie title up for seven awards
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild beats Horizon Zero Dawn to No.1 in Japan, sells almost double
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese charts, selling 193,060 units in its first weekend, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Unlike the UK charts this week, Breath of the Wild beat Sony’s Horizon Zero Dawn to the top …
Read More »Replay announces new consumer event Play Expo Leeds
Leeds United FC will play host to a brand new consumer games event next month. Play Expo Leeds will take place on April 16th. It will mirror the formula of previous Play Expos, offering access to hit modern games, VR, retro titles as well as arcade and pinball games. There …
Read More »VR has a big part to play in eSports future, Intel believes
While we may still be some way off seeing VR games competing with the top eSports titles, the role of VR for eSports viewers is expected to grow in importance. That’s according to Intel eSports marketing manager George Woo, who told eSports Pro that getting people to experience eSports in …
Read More »Nier: Automata is ‘an incredible marriage between PlatinumGames action and Square Enix RPG’
When Square Enix published the original Nier back in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, both its reviews and sales figures made for pretty grim reading. Instead of becoming a new, best-selling franchise – based off developer Cavia’s popular Drakengard RPG series – it ended up being the last …
Read More »Levelling up: China as a destination for UK games
Neil Semple, head of creative content at the Department for International Trade, talks up China as a huge potential market for UK-made games. The UK boasts one of the most vibrant and dynamic gaming industries globally. But in terms of sheer size, there is no market like China. Home to …
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