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Tete joins MCM Central, VideoGamer lands junior content editor,Crossley joins Creative England andKonami’s Edwards moves to Sony. New COO for Comic Con organiser Board member Gital Tete has been appointed as COO of MCM Central, the firm behind London’s Comic Con, amongst other pop culture events. She will take from …
Read More »OPINION: How are advertisers making the most of the mobile gaming revolution?
Generation Media digital media executive Sam Clutterbuck discusses how ad strategies have evolved alongside the boom in mobile gaming. The growth of mobile gaming in the past few years is hardly uncharted territory, but even to the most mobile savvy among us, the numbers are staggering. In 2013, eight per …
Read More »‘We learnt a lot from WRC 5 to improve our next rally title’
After five titles under the British banner of Evolution Studios, and five more instalments under the Italian wing of Milestone, the WRC franchise is now being developed by French studio Kylotonn for the second time. 2015’s WRC 5 was Kylotonn’s first foray into rally games and the critical reception was …
Read More »XCOM 2 developer Firaxis on the game’s console invasion
2K Games is in the midst of what might be one of its busiest ever periods. The team is currently in the throws of launching seven games in six weeks, which began earlier in the month with the chart-topping BioShock: The Collection and will conclude at the end of October …
Read More »UKIE prompts industry to register on its UK Games Map
Data firm Nesta and trade body UKIE have partnered to create a UK industry interactive map, and are now encouraging games firms to contribute to its development. The UK Games Map launched last Thursday and lists companies working in games across the country, based on the 2014 Nesta-UKIE report A …
Read More »Driveclub VR discounted for Season Pass owners
Sony has confirmed the pricing details for PlayStation VR title Driveclub VR. Those who had hoped for a free upgrade to the existing game may be disappointed. The full title, which will be released physically and digitally, will be priced at 34.99. Anyone who had bought the Season Pass before …
Read More »Amazon Game Studio’s debut titles revealed
Breakaway, Crucible and New World are the bring Amazon into eSports, shooter and MMO spaces
Read More »Amazon Game Studios details three big projects and new Stream+ gambling plan
After what feels like a long period of pretty significant investment, we finally know what the first big projects to emerge from Amazon Game Studio will look like. Leading the lineup is Breakaway, an eSports orientated 4×4 team sports brawler” which seems tailor made to try and make the most …
Read More »Betway signs headline sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas
Betway has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas to become the organisation’s headline sponsor. The deal gives Betway content usage rights, onsite branding at the NiP gaming house and full player access, along with jersey branding. The company will use this partnership to give fans a …
Read More »Battleborn may (or may not) be going free-to-play
Gearbox’s multiplayer shooter seems to be about to launch some sort of free-to-play or free-to-try offer. Kotaku originally reported that a source close to the game had informed it that Battleborn was going to make the switch to free-to-play within a couple of months. This source added that the studio …
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