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Industry veteran John Smedley has been appointed to run Amazon Games’ brand new studio in San Diego – the third one in the US for the retail giant. The EverQuest creator has run Sony Online Entertainment (then renamed Daybreak Game Company when Sony sold the company to Columbus Nova) for …
Read More »Sony discontinuing PS Now on all platforms save PS4 and PC
Sony is discontinuing its PlayStation Now streaming service on all platforms except the PS4 and PC. Starting from August 15th 2017, users will no longer be able to access the service on their PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation TV, or any Sony Bravia TV, Sony Blu-ray player, or Samsung TV. …
Read More »Finishing the saga: Stoic on bringing Banner Saga 3 back to Kickstarter
Banner Saga is back on Kickstarter for the third and final entry in Stoic’s epic turn-based strategy series. MCV catches up with technical director John Watson (pictured) to find out why the studio’s returned to crowdfunding and what lessons it’s learned over the last five years. Stoic’s Banner Saga was …
Read More »UPDATED: Snake Pass slithers onto Nintendo Switch on March 29th
UPDATED: Sumo Digital has confirmed that Snake Pass will be launching on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC on March 29th in the UK, a day later than in the US. The game will also support Sony’s PS4 Pro at launch with enhanced, HDR visuals, a higher resolution …
Read More »Valve talk about “arms race” with CS:GO cheat makers
The fight against cheaters continues
Read More »Miniclip moves to console publishing with MX Nitro, but mobile’s still ‘extremely healthy’
After 15 years of publishing games on the web and mobile, Miniclip is now entering the console market. MCV speaks to CEO Rob Small (pictured) to find out more: The games industry has changed a lot since 2001. PlayStation 2 was little more than a year old; the first Xbox was …
Read More »2D Zelda ‘definitely a possibility’ on Switch, says Aonuma
With the Nintendo Switch capable of producing huge 3D worlds, it looked like the days of the publisher’s 2D Zelda titles might be numbered. However, in a new interview with Game Informer, series producer Eiji Aonuma has said that a 2D Zelda for Switch is "definitely a possibility." The handheld …
Read More »eSports economy to hit $1.5 billion by 2020 according to Newzoo
Newzoo, the firm that predicts all things eSports, has released a new report that states the eSports economy will break $1.5 billion by 2020. The report suggests that this year alone revenue in eSports will hit $696 million, with further brand investment pushing the economy to $1.5 billion in three …
Read More »US game software sales exceeded over $24.5bn in 2016, says ESA
US video game software sales exceeded $24.5bn in 2016, says the ESA in its latest Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2017 Report, showing a growth of 48.5 per cent year on year. In 2015, the industry grew just 7.1 per cent year-on-year, reaching $16.5bn. It’s not just software …
Read More »Report: Layoffs at Activision’s Infinity Ward and Beenox studios
Despite an impressive financial performance for the last quarter, publisher Activision Blizzard appears to be making job cuts at some of its studios. Kotaku reports that layoffs are occurring at Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare developer Infinity Ward, as well as Modern Warfare: Remastered makers Beenox. That’s on top of …
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