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Twitch has launched its new Communities feature, an open beta directory that allows creators and viewers to discover and share content based on their interests more easily. The service, which starts today, will supplement Twitch’s existing directory, but will also allow users to organise their profiles into interest or activity-based …
Read More »Humble Bundle announces move into publishing
Seven titles already on Humble's slate
Read More »Publishers report increased digital sales in 2016
It’s financial report season in the games industry, and several companies have revealed that digital sales are on the rise. Microsoft kicked things off stating its software sales and services revenue were up 18 per cent year-on-year, and that digital transactions reached $1bn [800m] this quarter. The company also revealed …
Read More »Overwatch fastest Blizzard franchise to reach 25m players worldwide
Overwatch has become the fastest Blizzard franchise to reach 25m players worldwide, with its Q4 monthly active users reaching a new franchise high, Activision Blizzard revealed in its Q4 financial results. Overwatch also now holds the record for the strongest launch year in terms of financial performance, beating the previous …
Read More »Parent company of the Boston Bruins invests heavily in Splyce
Delaware North, the company behind the Boston Bruins NHL team, has invested in eSports organisation Splyce. Specifics of the deal were not announced, however Delaware North will be helping out the organization in multiple areas, and will hope to hold eSports events at the TD Garden, a venue that the …
Read More »No new Skylanders this year, but toy-to-life franchise isn’t dead yet
Activision’s toy-to-life franchise Skylanders won’t be back for 2017, the company has confirmed, but a new entry in the series will resurface at some point in the future, according to Eurogamer. With most of the Skylanders team at Vicarious Visions having now been moved on to work on Destiny, the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to LEGO merchandise
2016 was another good year for Warner Bros and LEGO in the UK. Although the publisher’s software market share decreased compared to 2015 (from 9.9 per cent in units to 6.4 per cent in 2016), there were still four LEGO games in the year’s Top 50. LEGO Star Wars: The …
Read More »Comedian Rob Beckett to host the MCV Awards 2017
Comedian Rob Beckett will host this year’s MCV Awards. The 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain, plus regular guest on Mock the Week, Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, has also appeared in sitcom Fresh Meat, Drunk Histories and co-hosted I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The MCV …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Mansell steps up at Jagex
Jagex has a new COO and acting CEO, while Mark Oxenham joins Good Catch. Mansell steps up at Jagex Phil Mansell has been promoted to chief operating officer and acting chief executive officer at Jagex. Previously vice president of the studio, Mansell takes on the role following the departure of …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn, For Honor and Halo Wars 2 headline this week’s MCV
This week, we discuss the creation of a brand new Government organisation, the British Games Institute, as industry veterans Ian Livingstone and Rick Gibson make their case. But this week’s MCV is first and foremost about the big games releasing over the next couple of weeks. We talk to Sony’s …
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