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The discovery of a change to the UK packaging for No Man’s Sky has fuelled the heated conversation about the game’s online functions. Pictures have appeared online of a sticker placed on the rear of the game’s box. It pictures a PEGI 7 logo and violence warning. Removing it reveals …
Read More »Curve Digital to publish Charles Cecil’s The Little Acre
Greenlit adventure title The Little Acre has got itself a publisher, and one of the genre’s top producers. Industry legend Charles Cecil has been signed by Pewter Games as executive producer. Furthermore, Curve Digital will now publish the game, which will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC later …
Read More »Why Ubisoft’s Reflections is far more interesting than you think it is
MCV had a certain perception of Ubisoft Reflections before it visited the Newcastle-based developer. The firm hasn’t led its own triple-A games project since Driver: San Francisco five years ago. Since then, it has been largely used in a support capacity, helping out with the likes of Just Dance, Watch …
Read More »Rime re-emerges as potential multiplatform title
Former PS4 exclusive Rime is back on the horizon. Rime was announced as a Sony published title back at Gamescom 2014. However, the rights to the game were re-acquired by developer Tequila Works earlier this year. Now Six Foot’s Grey Box label has been named as the publisher. Further details …
Read More »Crowd Control: How to get your game noticed
Influencers, studios and experts in marketing and PR chime in with tips on how devs can get the word out
Read More »TabTale tops one billion downloads
Israeli-based mobile developer also has more than 40m monthly active users in kids market
Read More »Telltale and Night School Studios tease Mr Robot collaborations
If the signs are right, the acclaimed TV show might be the next on the list of the adventure game studio’s prominent licensed projects
Read More »Steam release confirmed for Quantum Break
Current Windows 10 exclusive Quantum Break will be released on Steam next month. The game, formerly believed to be an Xbox One exclusive, was announced for PC in February. Back then it was a Windows Store and Windows 10 exclusive. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer did subsequently say that the …
Read More »The Best Goals From Rocket League’s Championship Finals
To call it a showdown is understating it a bit. The first Rocket League Championship Series finals took place over the weekend, and it was a battle of the best – the most notorious names in Rocket League – as NA faced off against EU. The road to the grand …
Read More »The casually triumphant pageantry of The International 6
Yesterday, Valve kicked off the first day of The International 2016 main event with an opening ceremony that was somehow both flamboyant and low-key. A large but unimposing figure in the shape of Gabe Newell, the company’s co-founder and managing director, strutted sheepishly onto the stage while Dota 2‘s theme …
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