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Some branches of WHSmith will soon play host to a number of new GAME concession stores. WHSmith used to be a player in the games market but pulled out during the PS3 and Xbox 360 era. However, with GAME’s store count now significantly less than it once was, and other …
Read More »Xbox One wins monthly US sales race for fourth consecutive month
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One was the best-selling console in the US, UK and Australia last month. This is the fourth month in a row that Xbox One has topped the US NPD sales list – an achievement that until recently seemed impossible thanks to PS4’s ongoing and undisrupted …
Read More »Nintendo confirms that Wii U production IS ending
Having denied it just days ago, Nintendo has now conceded that the end has come for Wii U. Just last week a report claimed that production was due to end last Friday (November 4th). Nintendo at the time denied this, but has now confirmed that yes, manufacturing is coming to …
Read More »Dovetail on its multi-million pound investment, Dovetail Live and the state of the sim market
We catch up with Dovetail Games CEO Paul Jackson and COO Jon Rissik to find out about its recent investment, its plans for the Dovetail Live platform and the state of the simulation market. You recently secured a multi-million pound investment from UK finance house Alcuin Capital Partners. What do …
Read More »Ubisoft on its follow-up to 2014’s smash hit Watch Dogs
When the original Watch Dogs hit shelves in May 2014, the reception was something of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it was a big seller, becoming the fastest-selling new IP at the time, going on to sell well over a million units in the UK alone. But many …
Read More »ESL to run Atlas Reactor Go4 tournaments
ESL has partnered with Trion Worlds to run a series of Atlas Reactor competitions that feature more than $8,000 in prize money. The Atlas Reactor Go4 series kicks off this weekend, and to celebrate Atlas Reactor will be free to play for everyone for the entire weekend. Previously community focused …
Read More »The Big Question: What is the best way to monetise your game?
Recruitment Agency Amiqus ask developers about the best way to monetise, particularly in the competitive free-to-play market
Read More »Team NP secures GG.Bet sponsorship
Dota 2 organisation Team NP has announced that its second sponsor is online betting site GG.Bet. GG.Bet has sponsored the team and will receive branding across many areas of the NP organisation. NP fans can also take advantage of the new sponsorship when using GG.Bet by typing in the promo …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Vice Gaming is now Waypoint
The media firm has launched a new digital gaming channel called Waypoint. The editor-in-chief is Austin Walker (pictured, right), former head of Vice Gaming, who joined earlier this year. Before that, he was news editor at Giant Bomb. He will be running the brand from Vice’s headquarters in New York. …
Read More »Hitman developer IO opens new studio
IO Interactive has movedto a new studio in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The Hitman developer describes this new office, which features an on-site motion capture studio, as ‘open, bright and ultra-modern’. Table-football tournaments and arcade machines are also amongst the perks, the firm revealed. IO also unveiled a new, fully adaptable …
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