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With a new kind of reality comes a new challenge in the world of games music. Sean Cleaver speaks to composer Inon Zur about his latest work on Ubisoft’s VR title, Eagle Flight
Read More »FIFA 18 coming to Switch, Moore confirms
EA’s FIFA title for the Nintendo Switch will be FIFA 18, EA’s chief competition officer Peter Moore has confirmed. Speaking to GameReactor at a FIFA event in Paris this weekend, Moore said that the custom-built Switch title will indeed be the next entry in EA’s long-running football franchise rather than …
Read More »Playground Games to build new team to develop non-racing title
Forza Horizon 3 developer Playground Games has said it plans to build a new team in its hometown of Leamington Spa in order to work on a new, non-racing title, MCV’s sister site Develop has revealed. "One of the things we did recently, which was beforeHorizoncame out was really look …
Read More »Scuf Gaming receives strategic investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners
Custom controller manufacturer Scuf Gaming has received investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners. Scuf is known for making controllers that feature paddles on the back to make certain actions easier. These controllers have become the standard in many console based eSports, such as Call of Duty, with almost every pro player …
Read More »InnoGames increased revenue by 25 per cent in 2016
German mobile and browser game studio InnoGames increased its revenue by 25 per cent last year, taking it to a record high of €130m (around 112m), the company revealed today in its 2016 financial report. In its mobile business, InnoGames beat last year’s revenue results by 68 per cent, stating …
Read More »Fun, Freedom and Beauty – Inside Playground Games
Sean Cleaver sat down with Playground Games’ Ralph Fulton to talk about the history of the studio, the mindset to their development and their future.
Read More »YouTuber NepentheZ pleads guilty to FIFA gambling accusations
FIFA YouTuber Craig ‘NepentheZ’ Douglas and business partner Dylan Rugby have pleaded guilty to charges of gambling they previously rejected, the BBC reported yesterday. After the BBC broke the news, Douglas took some time to explain the situation on Twitter (see below), saying he’ll upload a video in due course …
Read More »Koch Media and Milestone sign distribution partnership
Koch Media has announced a new distribution partnership with Italian developer and publisher Milestone. The partnership will begin with the release of the next entry in Milestone’s MXGP franchise, MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame, and will see Koch Media being the exclusive distributor of all Milestone’s 2017 titles. After …
Read More »Nintendo has "mastered" the Unreal Engine, says Miyamoto
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said the company’s internal development teams have "mastered" the Unreal Engine, according to VentureBeat. Speaking at a Q&A session with investors in Kyoto, Miyamoto reportedly spoke at length about how the team had been experimenting with the popular game engine and how the Switch had been …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 update available now
Ubisoft has announced that the first free update from Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 is now available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Year 2 pass holders can download the Operation Velvet Shell update from today, but non-season pass holders will have to wait until February 14th before they can …
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