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Recent LCS drama between team owners and Riot’s Marc Merrill raises related questions for the future of Overwatch. Overwatch tournament owners have been reaping the benefits of open broadcasting rights so far. Can we expect this capitalistic approach in the future, or is Blizzard likely to close the market for …
Read More »How much was the ‘Million Dollar Dream Coil’ actually worth?
An era has come to a close; we now live in a world without Alliance, a team that has helped define western Dota 2. But if you were to strip away the success, the dominance, and the personalities of Alliance, and hunt for a single moment that encapsulate the storied …
Read More »EVE Online makes free-to-play switch
CCP’s popular MMO space sim EVE Online is dropping its compulsory subscription fees. The developer describes the move as one of the biggest changes to the EVE universe ever, exponentially and aggressively fuelling the boundless potential of EVE’s greatest game content – its players”. From November players will be split …
Read More »Nintendo and Mattel partner for Mario Hot Wheels
Six of Nintendo’s most recognisable characters have been adapted for a range of toy cars courtesy of Hot Wheels. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser and Yoshi have all received to vehicular treatment have all been confirmed for the US. There’s no word yet on a UK release, unfortunately. Nor is …
Read More »Carnival Games is returning as a VR series
One of the Wii generation’s biggest surprise hits is hoping to repeat the magic with a resurrection for PlayStation VR. 2K’s 2007 Wii and DS hit Carnival Games was symbolic of what was at the time a new wave of gaming – titles that didn’t appeal to the core market …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Denmark
The Danish games market had revenues reaching $245m (188m) as of June 2016, according to data firm Newzoo. It is the 36th biggest market worldwide and No.15 in Europe. Danish games industry trade body Interactive Denmark reported in its latest study that the industry’s turnover had increased by 196 per …
Read More »GOG introduces Wallet payment system
Shoppers are now able to deposit funds into a GOG-specific system, thanks to a new service from the digital games store. GOG Wallet, according to owner CD Projekt, is a highly-requested quality-of-life feature aimed at gamers who frequently face international bank fees, use pre-paid debit cards, or prefer the extra …
Read More »Arcen Games pulls new PC title and refunds all sales after a week of Early Access
Founder Chris Park frankly admits that In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor ‘sold very poorly’ and release was planned ‘as a market survey of sorts’
Read More »Arcen refunds title from Steam after just three days
In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor was released on Steam earlier last week, but already buyers have been refunded and the game switched to free-to-play. Developer Arcen has had a tough time of late, being forced to layoff staff after previous release Starward Rogue sold below expectations. Now Release Raptor …
Read More »How Hollywood influenced Seraph developer Dreadbit
When MCV sat down to chat to Dreadbit’s founder and designer Daniel Leaver, he’s a very happy man. He had just managed to get his current game Seraph to run at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 4. This matters because the title is a fast-paced action game in the …
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