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VR expert David Ranyard continues his regular columns looking at the future of virtual reality, and analyses thereaction to the hardware from this year’s E3. So E3 is over for another year, and I have one burning question: what was the impact of virtual reality at this year’s show? It …
Read More »Crossy Road studio Hipster Whale is now a publisher
The Australian developer behind 2015 mobile hit Crossy Road, Hipster Whale, is making a move into publishing. The studio will continue to work on its own projects, but is also looking for external games. It describes publishing as the ‘natural next step’, and that it is looking for games that …
Read More »Capcom Europe on the future of Resident Evil
MCV has been a regular visitor to Capcom’s E3 booth down the years, and it’s not always been the most spectacular showcase. We vividly remember the time the publisher devoted its entire E3 presence to Monster Hunter and DuckTales. The reality is that Capcom is a successful company with many …
Read More »New Tomb Raider film based on 2013 reboot series
The upcoming new Tomb Raider movie is to be an adaptation of the series reboot, which launched in 2013. That’s according to an interview with the film’s lead Alicia Vikander, who told HitFix that the film was aiming to convey more of the emotional side of the story, like in …
Read More »Sporting Lisbon enters eSports with top Portuguese FIFA player
Portugese football club Sporting Lisbon has entered the eSports world by signing top Portuguese FIFA player Francisco "Quinzas" Cruz. The 21 year old player has been in the FIFA scene since he was just 14, and became the youngest ever FIFA World Champion in 2011. Cruz is one of the …
Read More »Cross platform PS4/Xbox Rocket League play is ready and waiting for Sony nod
Rocket League could allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to compete with one another within a few hours” if Sony would give it the go-ahead. That’s according to Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham, who has told IGN that all the necessary back end infrastructure is in place. "Right now we’re literally …
Read More »OPINION: Pokémon Go is no Nintendo game, but it proves its smartphone strategy right
It’s actually a little unfair to discuss Pokmon in relation to Nintendo’s fortunes. For starters, it’s The Pokmon Company – not Nintendo – that operates the brand, while the independent studio Game Freak is the series’ primary developer. Pokmon Go isn’t some triumphant return for the franchise, either. Because it …
Read More »Compulsion: We Happy Few ‘is not like BioShock’
The developer of We Happy Few is desperate to distance its game from BioShock. The title has drawn comparisons with 2K Games’ hit franchise due to its eerie dystopian setting and similar art style. We Happy Few was shown off during Xbox’s E3 press briefing and became one of the …
Read More »Capcom: ‘We should have better communicated what Street Fighter V was going to be’
Publisher Capcom has admitted it had failed to properly inform consumers exactly what they were getting with Street Fighter V. The firm says it has learned from its mistakes, and is now committed to making the fighting game the best in the series. Street Fighter V launched in February, but …
Read More »Kickstarter games boss bullish despite ‘wobbly year’
The numbers may be down by more than 50 per cent, but Kickstarter games boss Luke Crane is positive about the performance of the crowd-funding platform. The figures – released by Ico Partners – show that just $8.2m was generated on Kickstarter during the first half of 2016, a significant …
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